Karapet Bagishets ( Armenian .արապեպ Բաղիշեցի ) - Armenian scribe, artist and poet of the late XV - early XVI century [1] [2] [3] [4] .
| Karapet Bagishetsi | |
|---|---|
| Կարապետ Բաղիշեցի | |
| Date of Birth | is unknown |
| Place of Birth | Luggage |
| Date of death | OK. 1520 |
| A place of death | is unknown |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | poet, artist |
| Language of Works | Armenian |
Life and work
Born in the city of Bitlis (arm. Bagesh ), in the second half of the 15th century. At an early age he became a priest, later became a wardapet . The most famous work is the poem “Weeping about the invasions of Shah Ismail” ( Armenian “Ողբ ի վերայ արշավանաց շահ Իսմայելի” , 1513), which contains a number of valuable historical information about the conquests of Ismail I , his victory over Alvand (grandson of Uzun-Hassan ) wars with the Ottoman Empire and Kurdish tribes, the capture of Bitlis by the Kyzylbash in the winter of 1511-1512, etc. [1] [2] . Karapet sees the salvation of the Armenian people from the current situation in Western Europe [5] . The poem has been preserved in a single manuscript (copyright) and is stored today in Madrid .
He also wrote several church poems. Noteworthy is the verse “My God, Jesus Christ” ( Armenian “Աստուած իմ Յիսուս Քրիստո” ), in which the author mournes his wandering people, the result of his suffering sees God's mercy during the Day of Judgment . The ode, dedicated to Gregory the Theologian, also celebrates salvation through piety and piety, the author’s pride in the Armenian Church is felt [1] . The poem "A sermon preached on the occasion of Christmas and Baptism" contains a peculiar interpretation of the curse of the serpent from the biblical motive of Adam and Eve [6] . Two of his poems - “If your voice is sweet and delicate” ( Armenian “Թէ ձայն ունիս քաղցր ու բարակ” ) and “Council on the singing of poems” ( Armenian “Խրատ երգելոյ տաղեր” ), are dedicated to the art of singing tags , calling Karapet singers to handle manuscripts with the utmost care reveals his love of books [1] .
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Kevork B. Bardakjian. A Reference Guide to Modern Armenian Literature, 1500-1920: With an Introductory History. - Wayne State University Press, 2000. - S. 33-35. - 714 p. - ISBN 978-0-81432-747-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 Karapet Bagishetsi = Կարապետ Բաղիշեցի // Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. - Er. , 1979.- T. 5 . - S. 306 .
- ↑ AJ Hacikyan, G. Basmajian, ES Franchuk, N. Ouzounian. The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the sixth to the eighteenth century. - Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 2002 .-- S. 733. - 1108 p. - ISBN 0814330231 .
- ↑ I.R. Drampyan, E.M. Korkhmazyan. Artistic treasures of Matenadaran. - M .: "Art", 1976. - S. 89. - 108 p.
- ↑ M. Zulalyan. Armenia in the first half of the 16th century . - M .: "Science", 1971. - S. 89. - 127 p.
- ↑ Michael E. Stone. 'Be you a lyre for me': Identity or manipulation in Eden // The Exegetical Encounter Between Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity / ed. Emmanouela Grypeou, Helen Spurling. - BRILL, 2009 .-- S. 94 .-- 279 p. - ISBN 9004177272 .