{"product_id":"mirianashvili-p-abesalom-and-eteri-a-folk-tale-abesalom-da-eteri-1938-in-georgian","title":"Mirianashvili, P. Abesalom and Eteri: A Folk Tale (Abesalom da Eteri). 1938. In Georgian","description":"\u003cp\u003eმირიანაშვილი, პეტრე. აბესალომ და ეთერი : ხალხური თქმულება.\u003cbr\u003eთბილისი : გამომცემლობა ფედერაცია, 1938. 54 გვერდი.\u003cbr\u003eნაბეჭდი გარეკანი. 17 სანტიმეტრი. ტირაჟი 4000 ეგზემპლარი.\u003cbr\u003eთავფურცელზე - წინა მფლობელის ხელნაწერი მინაწერი.\u003cbr\u003eყდა - დამაკმაყოფილებელი: მნიშვნელოვანი ცვეთა კიდეებზე, ჩამოხეული კუთხეები, მცირე ლაქები. ბლოკი - კარგი: ფურცლები გაყვითლებული, მტკიცე და სუფთა.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eMirianashvili, Petre. Abesalom and Eteri: A Folk Tale.\u003cbr\u003eTbilisi : \"Federatsia\" Publishing House, 1938. 54 pages.\u003cbr\u003ePaper wrappers. 17 cm. Print run of 4,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003eTitle page bears a previous owner's manuscript inscription in blue ink.\u003cbr\u003eBinding fair: significant edge wear, chipping to margins and corners, light staining. Text block good: leaves evenly age-toned, firm and fully legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Abesalom and Eteri\" is one of the most famous and ancient Georgian folk epics, dating back to the pre-Christian and early Christian eras. It tells the tragic romance of Prince Abesalom and the beautiful peasant girl Eteri, thwarted by the demonic courtier Murman. The tale has profoundly influenced Georgian literature and arts, most notably inspiring Zakaria Paliashvili's monumental opera of the same name. This 1938 edition presents a poetic adaptation (versification) of the epic by Petre Mirianashvili (1860-1904), a prominent Georgian public figure, poet, and translator. Originally written in the late 19th century, Mirianashvili's verse adaptation made the archaic tale highly accessible to modern Georgian readers and school curriculums. Published by the \"Federatsia\" press during the late 1930s in a modest print run of 4,000 copies, surviving paper-bound pamphlets of this era are notably scarce. The fragile nature of the wrappers meant few copies survived regular reading intact. This early Soviet edition remains an appealing artifact for collectors of Georgian folklore, Caucasian ethnography, and mid-century Tbilisi publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44530006392874,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/IMG_6663.jpg?v=1783098696","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/mirianashvili-p-abesalom-and-eteri-a-folk-tale-abesalom-da-eteri-1938-in-georgian","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}