Petros Demirchyan - Yeghia Temirchipashyan as a literary critic

24 Pages | 82-106 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2024.2-82 |

Revceived on: 2024-02-27 | Reviewed on: 2024-03-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2024-07-10

Published in: 2024 N 2 (226) / Literary studies

Yeghia Temirchipashyan (1851–1908) is a Western Armenian writer, philosopher, teacher, and editor. He is one of the original figures of the new Armenian literature of the second half of the XIX century; in addition to theoretical issues, in the course of his journalistic activity, naturally, he also dealt with the problems of the literary criticism. In his numerous publications of theoretical nature, Temirchipashyan thoroughly studied the issue “What is poetry”, in particular, “personal and impersonal literature”, analyzed the need for literary criticism, criteria for evaluating the contemporary literature, problems of true reflection of the modern stage of history. On the basis of all this, he expressed his attitude and appreciation of the works of the classical and modern writers.

KeywordsYeghia Temirchipashyan: literary critic “Yerkragunt” art poetry novel soul body creative freedom.

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Petros Demirchyan - The problem of the mystery of existence in the thinking system of Yeghia Temirchipashyan

10 Pages | 164-174 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-164 |

Revceived on: 2022-12-19 | Reviewed on: 2022-12-20 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

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During the active period of Yeghia Temirchipashyan's activity (1851-1908), in the last quarter of the 19th century, the mysteries of existence: the issues of matter and soul, life, death and immortality were the subject of permanent discussions of the literary, scientific and philosophical thought of the time. The mentioned questions in the true sense of the word were oppressing Yeghia Temirchipashyan's mind and soul. In the end, he stops before the Mystery of Death, the End, the Mystery of Nothing. Yeghia Temirchipashyan's point of view, of course, did not end with the wisdom of the Great Nothing. Particularly, his work ''The influence of the Buddha'', published under the name Nuria and defined as philosophical novel by the author himself, sheds light on this issue. From this we learn that he was deeply fascinated by the idea of Nirvana while studying Indian history, language, religion and philosophy at school.

KeywordsYeghia Temirchipashyan matter soul life death love existence simple complex mystery Nirvana.

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Petros Demirchyan - Assessment of Valery Bryusov in the Armenian literary and scientific thought

23 Pages | 139-162 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-139 |

Revceived on: 2023-09-10 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Literary studies

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The process of evaluation of the personality and activity of the famous Russian poet, critic, translator Valery Bryusov (1873-1924) by the Armenian literary and scientific mind has a history of more than a century. Vahan Teryan was one of the first to evaluate works of Valery Bryusov in 1913. In the Armenian environment, interest in the personality and works of Valery Bryusov rose sharply, especially after the Great Armenian Genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire, during the preparation and publication of the collection “Poetry of Armenia” compiled and edited by Bryusov in 1915–1916. Many prominent figures of Armenian literature of the time: Hovh. Hovhannisyan, Al. Shirvanzadeh, H. Tumanyan, V. Teryan, A. Chopanyan, N. Aghbalyan, spoke out in the forms of articles, poems, welcome speeches, letters, etc.

KeywordsV. Bryusov literary critic translator Yu. Veselovsky M. Gorky V. Teryan Hovh. Tumanyan “Poetry of Armenia” Bryusov’s lectures visits to Transcaucasia.

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Petros Demirchyan - Collecting and ethnographic activities of Garegin Srvandztyants

9 Pages | 122-131 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-118 |

Revceived on: 2022-01-20 | Reviewed on: 2022-03-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-09

Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

Abstract / Keywords

Bishop Garegin Srvandztyants (1840–1892) is one of the most merited representatives of the Armenian people, both as a devoted national-public figure and as an incomparable philologist, folklore collector and ethnographer. The most important part of his activity is a series of collections, which are the result of a diligent collection оf over a decade (1874–1884) of folk tales and traditions and wealthy ethnographic materials. The name of G. Srvandztyants is associated, in particular, with the identification, recording and publication of the first version of the Armenian national epic “Sasna Tsrer” – “David of Sassoun or Mher’s Door”.

KeywordsGaregin Srvandztyants philologist folklore collector ethnographer “Toros Aghpar” “David of Sassoun or Mher’s Door” Arabkir city art culture Matenadaran.

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Petros Demirchyan - Suren Aghababyan: The tireless cultivator of the literary thought (on the occasion of his 100th birthday)

6 Pages | 319-325 |

Revceived on: 2022-05-16 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-05-31

Published in: 2022 N 2 (220) / Our honoured scholars

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Petros Demirchyan -

14 Pages | 64-78 |

Published in: 2021 N 1 (216) / Articles, reports

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Petros Demirchyan - Yeghia Temirchipashyan: honored writer and intellectual

14 Pages | 31-45 |

Revceived on: 2021-05-13 | Reviewed on: 2021-05-26 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-06-15

Published in: 2021 N 2 (217) / Articles, reports

Abstract / Keywords

Writer, publicist, philosopher, pedagogue, editor Yeghia Temirchipashyan (1851–1908) occupies a special place in the history of Armenian literature and, in particular, in the national-social, educational and cultural development of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was destined to live and create for our people, truly, in a crucial historical time, when not only national and public life, but also scientific and meaningful creative thought was undergoing rapid reforms. In the oppressive atmosphere of the Sultan’s Turkey, even the creative spirit of Armenians tried to find a way out of the developments taking place in the world, the sources of progress and the latest ways.

KeywordsYeghia Temirchipashyan publicist philosopher pedagogue editor “Yerkragund” “Grakan yev imastasirakan sharzhum” innovateur.

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Petros Demirchyan - Thomas Terzyan: an original writer, aesthete, teacher

11 Pages | 83-94 | DOI: DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2025.3-83 |

Revceived on: 2025-09-13 | Reviewed on: 2025-09-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-11-17

Published in: 2025 N 3 (230) / Literary studies

Abstract / Keywords

Thomas Terzyan (1840–1909) was one of the prominent figures of the Western Armenian intellectuals of the second half of the 19th century. He received his education at one of the renowned Armenian educational institutions of the time, the Murat-Raphaelian College of the Mekhitarist Order in Venice. Famous teachers Ghevond Alishan and Arsen Bagratuni played a great role in the formation of his personality as a bearer of national and universal values.

KeywordsTovmas Terzyan teacher poet playwright aesthete translator

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