The Knight in the Panther’s Skin

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The Knight in the Panther’s Skin is a 12th-century Georgian epic poem by Shota Rustaveli, celebrated as a masterpiece of medieval literature and a cornerstone of Georgian national culture.

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instanceOf Georgian literary work
epic poem
medieval poem
alsoKnownAs Vepkhistqaosani
author Shota Rustaveli
centralTheme chivalry
courtly love
friendship
heroism
love
loyalty
contains lyrical digressions
moral maxims
philosophical reflections
countryOfOrigin Georgia
culturalSignificance cornerstone of Georgian national culture
masterpiece of medieval Georgian literature
dateWritten 12th century
dedicatedTo Tamar of Georgia
surface form: Queen Tamar of Georgia
form shairi verse
genre epic poetry
hasInfluenceOn Georgian national identity
Georgian romanticism
hasMainCharacter Avtandil
Nestan-Darejan
Tariel
Tinatin
hasMotto “What is the use of life if one is not a friend?”
hasTheme fate and destiny
ideal kingship
hasTranslation numerous world languages
influenced Georgian literature
influencedBy Persian epic tradition
courtly romance tradition
literaryForm rhymed narrative poem
literaryPeriod medieval literature
metre monorhyme quatrains
narrativeStructure frame narrative
numberOfLines approximately 6000
originalLanguage Georgian
originalTitle ვეფხისტყაოსანი
originalTitleLanguage Georgian
preservedIn medieval Georgian manuscripts
religiousContext Christian cultural background
setting Arabian Peninsula
surface form: Arabia

India
status national epic of Georgia
studiedIn Georgian schools
titleLanguage English

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Shota Rustaveli (symbolic memorial) hasSubject The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
Georgian Golden Age producedWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
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Georgian literature notableWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
this entity surface form: The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Georgian literature goldenAgeWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
this entity surface form: The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Shota Rustaveli notableWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
this entity surface form: The Knight in the Panther's Skin