Shelley, P. B. Prometheus Unbound (Azatagrvats Prometeos), 1968. In Armenian.

Շելլի, Պերսի Բիշի
Ազատագրված Պրոմեթեոս: Լիրիկական դրամա չորս գործողությամբ: / Թարգմանիչ՝ Մկրտիչ Սողիկյան; Խմբագիր՝ Խաչիկ Դաշտենց։
Երևան : «Հայաստան» հրատարակչություն, 1968:
148 էջ : 1 թերթ դիմանկար ; 17 սմ: Կոշտ կազմ: Տպաքանակ՝ 10,000։
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Shelley, Percy Bysshe.
Prometheus Unbound: A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts. / Translated by Mkrtich Soghikyan; Edited by Khachik Dashtents.
Yerevan : Hayastan Publishing House, 1968.
148 pp. : 1 frontispiece portrait ; 17 cm. Hardcover. Edition of 10,000 copies. In Armenian.

This 1968 Yerevan edition marks a significant milestone in the reception of English Romanticism within the Armenian literary tradition, presenting Percy Bysshe Shelley’s masterpiece Prometheus Unbound in a dedicated translation. The volume was brought to life by the translator Mkrtich Soghikyan and refined under the expert editorship of the celebrated Armenian writer and translator Khachik Dashtents, whose own affinity for epic and heroic themes ensured a faithful and resonant rendering of Shelley’s complex verse. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the mythic rebellion, including the arrangement of the lyrical drama’s four acts, which trace Prometheus's transition from agonizing defiance against Jupiter to the eventual triumph of love and universal liberation.
Published by the Hayastan publishing house during the vibrant cultural period of the late 1960s in Soviet Armenia, the book reflects the era's renewed interest in world classics and the philosophical pursuit of freedom. The 148-page small-format volume includes a frontispiece portrait of Shelley, lending it a classic bibliophilic character. Shelley’s utopian vision—celebrating the strength of the human spirit and the overthrow of tyranny—found a particularly receptive audience in the Armenian intellectual landscape, where Prometheus had long been associated with the local legendary hero Arshak or the spirit of national endurance. For collectors of Armenica and scholars of comparative literature, this 1968 hardcover edition is a vital primary source, documenting the sophisticated bridge between English Romantic radicalism and Armenian linguistic artistry.