That work began
he: Mesrop
Mashtots himself and patriarch
Sahak Partev.
The "Bible"
was translated,
too. The
European scientists
Armenian Bible
called ”The
queen of the
translations”.
The peoples mythology ”David of Sasun” symbolized the stone-built statue of David. The epic, or narrative literature is created in the 8-10-th centuries during the heroic struggle of Armenian people against of the Arabic despotism. More than 1000 years ”David of Sasun” lived by oral life and with different variants reached up nowadays. With the efforts of linguists all the variants were written and formed with the whole text of ”David of Sasun”. The folk novels ideological and artistic best property embodiment was David, who was the hero of the 3-rd branch. It its character, the people have embodied about beauty’s, noble’s, kindness’s, justice’s, its devoted emotional tendencies. In the creation of ”David of Sasun” takes place the whole Armenian people and in its inflamed the fire of folk genius. Armenian people created this epical poem look like in its image putting its life truth ness in it. Grigor Narekatsy is one of the giants of the middle aged Armenian literary art. His talent has risen on the base of Armenian mighty folk – lore and Mesropashunts luxury literary. He is the thickness of Armenian people thought. With his ”Register of tragedy” poem he became one of the Armenian and world-famous literary majesty. The whole poem is the poet’s heart speech, prayer, inside monologue, directed to master of heavenly. In his poem Narekatsy wonted to reach and mix with heavenly substance. His wish is to see the man adored, in one word perfectly, spotlessly, free and mighty. After Mesrop Mashtots and Movses Khorenatsy Grigor Narekasty is the third appeal of Armenian best genius. The last representative of the Armenian ancient and middle aged literature, is Sayat – Nova. It is original and peculiar his poetical world, where he displays a great love and suffering, humanity high ideas, which are expressed in the poetical distinguishing feature. So, created during 14 centuries, Armenian literary and poetical costly works illustrated Armenian people’s national thoughts and moral sense.
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