Category: Poetry

Armenian Legends and Poems

Boyajian, Zabelle C., 1873-1957 [Compiler]; Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Raffi, Aram [Contributor]· 3 chapters· 21,256 words

Then comes the history of 180 years, over which he passes very lightly, merely giving a list of names, with a few words added to each. This shows that, for this period, he has not been able to find any material in the native epics and songs.

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3. Book III. contains the history of the successors of Tiridates up to the

sad end of the Arsacid dynasty. This book ends with a long lament over the pitiful plight of Armenia. It contains also a bitter invective against the author’s contemporaries—pri...

1. Book I., as we have already said, is mainly based on national epics and

Then comes the history of 180 years, over which he passes very lightly, merely giving a list of names, with a few words added to each. This shows that, for this period, he has n...

2. Book II. relates to the Arsacid dynasty, speaking also of the