Kvitaishvili, Al. Beauty and Goodness in The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Siturpe da sikete Vepkhis tqaosanshi), 1938. In Georgian.

ალ. კვიტაიშვილი.
სიტურფე და სიკეთე „ვეფხის ტყაოსანში“: (ნარკვევი).
თბილისი: საქ. სამხარეთმცოდნეო საზ-ბა, 1938 (საქპარტგამომცემლობის სტ.).
59 გვ. ; 22 სმ. ტირაჟი — 1100 ეგზ. რბილი გამომცემლობის გარეკანი.
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Al. Kvitaishvili.
Beauty and Goodness in The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Siturpe da sikete Vepkhis tqaosanshi).
Tbilisi: Georgian Society of Regional Studies, 1938 (Sakpartgamomtsemlobis Typography).
59 pp. ; 22 cm. Edition of 1100 copies. Soft publisher's cover.

This 1938 scholarly essay by Alexander Kvitaishvili explores the philosophical and aesthetic categories of beauty and goodness within Shota Rustaveli’s national epic, The Knight in the Panther's Skin. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Rustaveli's medieval humanism, including the arrangement of ethical concepts that define the heroic actions and moral landscape of the poem's protagonists. Published during the late 1930s—a period of intense focus on national heritage and the 750th-anniversary celebrations of the poem—this work serves as a vital primary source for documenting Soviet-era Rustavelology and the ideological interpretation of classical Georgian literature. Issued by the Georgian Society of Regional Studies with a limited run of only 1100 copies, this volume reflects the academic efforts to synthesize traditional Georgian values with contemporary literary analysis. The publication, printed at the Sakpartgamomtsemlobis typography, remains a significant bibliographical artifact for those studying the reception of Rustaveli's masterpiece during a pivotal moment in Georgian intellectual history.