Armenian Literature - Armenian Literature

Japanese: アルメニア文学 - アルメニアぶんがく

Oral literature existed before the invention of the Armenian alphabet by St. Mesrop in the early 5th century, but none of it has survived to the present day. From the 5th century onwards, cultural activities were limited to the clergy for a long time, including Moses, who wrote "The History of Armenia", St. Grigor Narekatsi, and Archbishop Shinorali. Armenian culture split into East and West after the 12th century, and went into a long period of decline after the invasion of Timur at the end of the 14th century. From the 16th to 18th centuries, minstrels appeared, with Naabet Kuchak and Altin Sayadyan (Sayat-Nova) being prominent. In the 19th century, poets such as H. Tumanyan, novelists such as EL Otiyan, K. Abobiyan, and H. Melik-Hakobyan (pen name Rafi), and playwrights such as H. Paronyan and G. Sundukyan were active.

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5世紀初めの聖メスロープによるアルメニア文字の考案以前にも口承文学が存在していたが，現在に伝わるものはない。5世紀以降，『アルメニア史』を書いたモーセス，聖グリゴル・ナレカツィ，大主教シノラリら，文化活動は長く聖職者に限られていた。アルメニア文化は，12世紀以降東西に分裂し，14世紀末にはチムールの侵略を受けて長期にわたり衰退。 16～18世紀，吟遊詩人が輩出し，ナアベト・クチャク，アルティン・サヤディヤン (サヤト＝ノバ) が傑出した。 19世紀には詩人 H.トゥマニヤン，小説家では E.L.オティヤン，K.アボビヤン，H.メリク＝ハコビヤン (筆名ラフィ) ，劇作家では H.パロニヤン，G.スンドキヤンなどが活躍した。

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