An Artistic Image of Rustaveli in Shakespeare’s "Cymbeline"

Authors

  • Elguja Khintibidze Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Keywords:

Rustaveli, Shakespeare, Cymbeline, The Man in a Panther-Skin

Abstract

Shakespeare’s Cymbeline one of the main plot sources of which is based upon the love story of Nestan and Tariel, represents transformation of artistic images from Rustaveli’s MPS. In particular, a famous metaphor from Rustaveli’s epic “a pen steeped in gall” was adopted as an artistic image by Shakespeare: the fellow in love, banished abroad, implores the only heir to the throne to send him a letter “though ink be made of gall”.

Author Biography

Elguja Khintibidze, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Shakespeare’s Cymbeline one of the main plot sources of which is based upon the love story of Nestan and Tariel, represents transformation of artistic images from Rustaveli’s MPS. In particular, a famous metaphor from Rustaveli’s epic “a pen steeped in gall” was adopted as an artistic image by Shakespeare: the fellow in love, banished abroad, implores the only heir to the throne to send him a letter “though ink be made of gall”.

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Published

2018-09-01

How to Cite

Elguja Khintibidze. (2018). An Artistic Image of Rustaveli in Shakespeare’s "Cymbeline". The Kartvelologist - A Bilingual Peer-Reviewed, Academic Journal of Georgian Studies, 27, 163–175. Retrieved from https://kartvelologist.openjournals.ge/index.php/kartvelologist/article/view/9585

Issue

Vol. 27 (2018): The Kartvelologist

Section

Studies: Georgian Literature

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Copyright (c) 2018 Elguja Khintibidze

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