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Hovhannes Tumanyan and the Armenian Folk Revival
This episode explores the life and legacy of Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenia's beloved poet and folklorist who gathered ancient oral tales and reshaped them into modern Armenian literature. Born in 1869 in the village of Dsegh, Tumanyan spent years traveling through the Caucasus, collecting stories from villagers and transcribing epics like 'David of Sasun.' We discuss how the Vernatun literary circle in Tiflis became a hub for Armenian cultural revival under Russian imperial rule. Tumanyan's poems 'The Capture of Tmkaberd' and 'Anush' are analyzed as…
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