Ivane Machabeli ( Georgian. ივანე გიორგის ძე მაჩაბელი ; 1854-1898) is a Georgian writer, journalist and public figure known for translating Shakespeare .
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Biography
Born in the old Georgian aristocratic family of Machabeli , in the village of Tamarasheni (now in the Republic of South Ossetia near Tskhinvali ).
Studied in St. Petersburg, Germany and Paris.
After returning to Georgia, Ilya Chavchavadze suggested cooperation in the revival of Georgian culture and against the imperial power of Russia. He worked as the editor-in-chief of the leading national periodicals of Georgia “Iveria” and “ Droeba ”.
On June 26, 1898, Machabeli left his Tiflis apartment and disappeared after that.
Creativity
All his life he worked on translations of Shakespeare. Having never been to England, Machabeli perfectly translated Hamlet , Othello , Macbeth , Richard III , Julius Caesar , Anthony and Cleopatra . These translations are still the standard repertoire of the Theater. Rustaveli .
Memory
Machabeli House-Museum was located in the village of Tamarasheni in the writer's ancestral house, built in the 19th century. During the Georgian-Ossetian conflicts (1997, the 2008 war in Georgia ), the museum was destroyed [1] .
A street in Tbilisi is named after Machabeli [2] .
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Sources
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia. 1969-1978
- Rayfield, Donald (2000), The Literature of Georgia: A History: 1st edition, p. 181. Routledge, ISBN 0-7007-1163-5
- Georgian Monument Blown up in South Ossetia, The Jamestown Foundation Monitor, Volume 3, Issue 145 (July 25, 1997).
- International Organization Affirms that Machabeli Museum is Destroyed in Tamarasheni. The Georgian Times. January 30, 2009.