Iosif Simonovich Davitashvili ( Georgian. იოსებ მონისის ძე ვავითალილი ) (born July 1 , 1850 , the village of Ruisi , Kartli - d. March 13 , 1887 , Telavi ) - Georgian poet [1] .
| Joseph Davitashvili | |
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| cargo. იოსებ დავითაშვილი | |
 Photo by Joseph Davitashvili | |
| Birth name | Soprom Mgaloblishvili |
| Date of Birth | July 1, 1850 |
| Place of Birth | Ruisi , Kvemo Kartli |
| Date of death | March 13, 1887 (36 years old) |
| Place of death | Telavi , Kakheti |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Occupation | Georgian writer and poet |
| Language of Works |  Georgia |
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Biography
Joseph Davitashvili was born in the village of Ruisi in Kartli , in a large family of the serf prince Tsitsishvili and a resident of the city of Gori Maya. Joseph was the youngest of five children. In 1851 , when the boy was only a year old, his parents moved to the village of Gardateni . At the age of twelve, his parents died, and his older sister looked after his brother, who taught the future poet to read and write. Throughout his life, Davitashvili was a carpenter’s apprentice, Prince Tsitsishvili’s court yard, a stone carver’s apprentice, and a Zeitser factory worker , from whom he was fired due to a workers' strike. Recent years Davitashvili spent in poverty. Since 1886, he lived in a dark basement in Telavi , where he caught pneumonia and, having lain for five days, died [1] .
In Soviet times, the name of Joseph Davitashvili was a street in Tbilisi (current name - Amagleba ) [2]
Creativity
Despite the short life span, the poet managed to leave his mark on the history of Georgian literature. Poetry Davitashvili is full of sincerity and spontaneity. The main motive of Davitashvili's works is labor . In the work of Davitashvili, there is a serious influence of folklore themes and motifs that the poet reworked [1] .
According to the poet, labor was and is the basis of the life of the population, which is why the author creates his cult. In the work “Misfortune”, the worker says: “I am a worker, labor is sweet.” The theme of labor is the main motive of almost all Davitashvili's works. [1] .
| We work and plow the land, The share under the yoke is heavy, Idle people get the Bread and flour ... "Four seasons . " Per. G. Tsagareli. |
| Pleases both the eye and the heart. He who is valiant in labor! Per. G. Tsagareli. |
| I endure everything, not knowing fear. The sun will come out, life is melting. And our gloomy edges will light up with rays! "Love to motherland". Per. G. Tsagareli |
Literature
Khakhanov A.S., Essays on the History of Cargo. literature, c. 4, M., 1906;
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 A. BARAMIDZE, S. RADIANI, V. GGENTI. HISTORY OF GEORGIAN LITERATURE . Archived on May 17, 2011. Archived May 17, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Amagleba Street (Ascension)
Links
Davitashvili, Joseph Simonovich // Brief Literary Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. A.A. Surkov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1962-1978.