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Vahan Teryan. Non-Printed and Unknown Pages
Vahan Teryan. Non-Printed and Unknown Pages
Compiler: Gevorg Emin-Teryan
Vahan Terian (January 28, 1885 – January 7, 1920) was an Armenian poet, lyrist and public activist. He is known for his sorrowful, romantic poems, the most famous of which are still read and sung in their musical versions.
Terian was born in the Gandza village of Javakheti region in Georgia (then in Russian Empire). Schooled in Tiflis, he then studied at the Lazarian College in Moscow, where he was exposed to symbolism and joined the Russian Social Democrats. He was jailed by Czarist police for his political activity.
He published his first book of poems, "Dreams at Dusk", in 1908, which made him an immediate sensation, Hovhannes Tumanian calling him the most original lyric poet of his age. He later published "Night Remembrance", "The Golden Legend", "The Return", "The Golden Link", "In the Land of Nairi" (where he substitute the word 'Nairi' for each instance where the word 'Armenia' would have suited), and "The Cat's Paradise". His poems are filled with images of rain, mist, pallid fields and shapeless shadows, symbols of sorrow, despair and eventually, peace.
| Compiler(s) | Gevorg Emin-Teryan |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Publisher(s) | Tigran Mets |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 740 |
| Binding | hardcover |
| Size | 13 x 20.5 |
| ISBN | 9789994106189 |