SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLAND AND GEORGIA IN XV-XVIIIth c. (Spoleczne i kulturalne stosunki Polski i Gruzji w XV-XVIIIw.)

• Authors: Occheli Wiera
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article presents a concise history of Georgian-Polish relationships from XV to XIX century in the context of the relationship between Georgia and Europe underscoring the role of travel literature and political accounts. Since XV century Poland and Georgia took part in political and military coalitions against Muslim Turkey which threatened both countries during XV-XVIII centuries. The authoress underscores the importance of trade and cultural relationships. Prince M. Radziwill-Sierotka's accounts in Polish travel literature are important for getting to know Georgia. The influence of Slavic literature is noted in Georgian poetry in XVIII century, especially the works of Mamuk Barataszwili and David Guramiszwili.

Keywords

EN

EUROPEAN TRIPS TO CAUCASUS; GEORGIA IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE; GEORGIAN-POLISH RELATIONSHIPS; TRAVEL LITERATURE ABOUT GEORGIA

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Porównania
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 239-243
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Occheli Wiera

• Wiera. Occheli, University in Kutaisi, Georgia

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA080116