The Heritage of Armenian Literature Volume III: From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times, Agop J. Hacikyan (hardcover)

This third and final volume, which focuses on the eighteenth through twentieth centuries, joins the previous two in making excerpts of Armenian masterpieces accessible in beautifully rendered English translations, while enabling readers to enjoy the immediacy of these works through lively discussions of the authors and their times.

The volume begins with a comprehensive overview of the historical, social, and literary panorama of the periods covered: the Awakening (Zartonk), the development of modern Armenian (with its Western and Eastern versions), the emergence of a national identity and democratic thinking (with their impact on literature and theater, and such literary schools as Romanticism, Realism, and Aestheticism. Biographies of more than 130 prominent authors appear in these pages, together with critical comments concerning their works and extensive excerpts from the works themselves. The texts are edited, annotated with footnotes, and presented in a format that permits easy comprehension.