Kandelaki, Nikoloz. Georgian Classical Eloquence: Essays from the History of Georgian Oratory Art (qartuli klasikuri mch’evr’met’q’vileba : nark’vevebi qartuli oratoruli khelovnebis istoriidan), 1961. In Georgian

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Nikoloz Kandelaki
Georgian Classical Eloquence: Essays from the History of Georgian Oratory Art (qartuli klasikuri mch’evr’met’q’vileba : nark’vevebi qartuli oratoruli khelovnebis istoriidan)
Tbilisi: Khelovneba (Art), 1961
423 p. ; 22 cm.
One of 8,000 copies. Hardcover.

This substantial 1961 monograph by Nikoloz Kandelaki represents a serious academic study of the history and theory of Georgian oratory, published in Tbilisi by the state publishing house "Khelovneba" (Art). As a respected professor at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Kandelaki authored this work as a systematic exploration of classical rhetorical traditions within Georgian culture. The book's publication during the Khrushchev "Thaw" period reflects a renewed scholarly focus on national cultural heritage within the Soviet republics. With a print run of 8,000 copies, it was intended for an academic and intellectually engaged audience. This volume is a key source for understanding the development of Georgian rhetorical arts and stands as a testament to the specialized scholarly publishing within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in the early 1960s.