The Host and the Guest

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"The Host and the Guest" is a renowned narrative poem by Georgian writer Vazha-Pshavela that explores themes of hospitality, honor, and moral conflict in the Caucasian highlands.

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The Host and the Guest canonical 2

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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author Vazha-Pshavela
characterRole Joqola is the host
Zviadauri is the guest
containsMotif betrayal of custom
sacred duty of the host
tragic heroism
countryOfOrigin Georgia
explores conflict between traditional law and personal ethics
tension between hospitality and blood feud
form verse
genre epic poetry
narrative poetry
hasCulturalContext Caucasian mountain customs
Georgian highland honor code
hasTranslation English
Russian
other European languages
influenced perception of Georgian mountain culture in world literature
literaryMovement Georgian Romanticism
literarySignificance classic of Georgian literature
major work of Vazha-Pshavela
mainCharacter Joqola
Zviadauri
moralQuestion whether hospitality overrides clan vengeance
narrativePerspective third-person
originalLanguage Georgian
partOf Vazha-Pshavela’s cycle of Caucasian-themed narrative poems
period late 19th century
relatedWork Aluda Ketelauri
Bakhtrioni
setting Caucasian highlands
settingRegion Pshavi
studiedIn comparative literature curricula
courses on Caucasian literature
courses on Georgian literature
theme clan loyalty
codes of the mountains
honor
hospitality
individual conscience
moral conflict
revenge

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Vazha-Pshavela notableWork The Host and the Guest
Luka Razikashvili notableWork The Host and the Guest