From the Archives of Viktor Nozadze – The Social Norms in The Knight in the Panther's Skin: (Unpublished manuscript)

Abstract

Viktor Nozadze’s unpublished manuscript “The Social Norms in The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” consists of three envelopes and is unfinished, lacking both an introduction and a conclusion. The first envelope examines the lexeme “life,” its etymology, semantic nuances, dictionary definitions, and equi­va­lents in foreign languages, though “death,” despite being mentioned, is not analyzed. The second focuses on the lexical units “face” and “faceless,” offering rich examples and insightful observations drawn from the po­em. The third envelope briefly addresses various lexical units but is less thoroughly developed. Neverthe­less, the manuscript represents significant scholarly effort and is valuable for researchers and readers inte­res­ted in Georgian literature and culture.