Hermine Baburyan, Taron Danielyan - Advertisement as a parody in the Armenian periodical press of Tiflis (the 90s of the 19th c. – the early 20th c.)
11 Pages | 99-110 | Revceived on: 2020-12-01 | Reviewed on: 2020-12-09 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-02-02
Published in: 2021 N 1 (216) / Articles, reports
In the 90s of the 19th c. – the 10s of the 20th cc., the Armenian periodical press of Tiflis developed a culture of covering topical issues of reality in small genre forms of satire. With the help of parody, newspaper editorial offices reflected many aspects of pressing problems, denounced national public and political figures, the policy of the state and foreign countries, and also set the tone for public opinion.
Keywords“Khatabala” “Hayeli” “Taraz” “Nor-Dar” Armenian periodical press satire.
Karine Arakelyan - Lingual and Stylistic Means of Satire in Ervand Tolayan’s Prose
14 Pages | 152-166 | DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2026.2-152 | Revceived on: 2026-05-18 | Reviewed on: 2026-05-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2026-06-18
Published in: 2026 N 2 (232) / Linguistics
The Western Armenian satirical writers have occupied a worthy niche in Armenian literature playing an undeniable role in its development. However, many of them, despite their merits, remain almost unknown to the Armenian reader and unjustly forgotten. One of them is Yervand Tolayan (1883‒1937), a writer, editor and actor, who gained fame in the Armenian cultural life of Constantinople at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1910, his main work, the satirical novel "In the Footsteps of the Ideal" was published; the novel presented the life and customs of the Armenians of Constantinople, particularly of the district Bera, in a bright satirical subtext.
KeywordsYervand Tolayan satire language speech style means of imagery lexical layers