Two Mediaeval Armenian Poems by Frik and Aṙak‘el Bałišec‘i
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abstract
The article presents the annotated English translations of two Armenian medieval poems: Frik's "On Adam" and "The Rose and the Nightingale" by Aṙak‘el of Bałēš. Both translations are prefaced by a short bio-bibliographical note on their authors and a brief discussion of the poetic devices used in the poems, as well as of their content, themes, and literary references to other Armenian works.
Keywords: Frik • Aṙak‘el of Bałēš • Armenian medieval poetry