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List of Armenian writers

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This is a list of Armenian authors, arranged chronologically.

Hovhannes Tumanyan is considered to be the national poet of Armenia.

Earliest Writers

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A select number of Armenians are known to have written in other languages such as Greek prior to the invention of the Armenian alphabet.

Classical

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Classical Armenian is the literary language of Armenia written during the 5th to 18th centuries.

5th century

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Movses Khorenatsi depicted in a 14th-century Armenian manuscript

6th century

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  • David Anhaght — philosopher, Neo-Platonist (originally wrote in Greek; works survive in Armenian translation)

7th century

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8th century

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9th century

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10th century

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11th century

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Grigor Narekatsi (12th century Armenian manuscript)

12th century

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13th century

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14th century

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Grigor Tatevatsi (15th century Armenian manuscript)

15th century

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16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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Modern

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Bedros Tourian was a prominent Western Armenian lyric poet.
Ghevont Alishan was a prominent poet and scholar who wrote in Western and Classical Armenian.
Louise Aslanian was a well-known French-Armenian writer and poet. She was killed in a Nazi concentration camp.

Western Armenian

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Simon Simonian near his "Sevan" publishing house in Beirut

Diaspora

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Khachatur Abovian is considered to be the founder of Modern Armenian literature.

Eastern Armenian

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Tsarist era

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Yeghishe Charents fell victim to the Great Purge in 1937.

Soviet era

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Sipan Shiraz

Independence era

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Arzruni, Şahan (1995). "Xosroviduxt [Khosrovidukht] (fl. early 8th century). Armenian hymnographer and poet". In Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (eds.). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 506. ISBN 978-0-333-51598-3.
  2. ↑ Arzruni, Şahan (2006). "Xosroviduxt". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2022362. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
  3. ↑ Arzruni, Şahan (1995). "Sahakduxt (fl. early 8th century). Armenian hymnographer, poet and pedagogue". In Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (eds.). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 400–401. ISBN 978-0-333-51598-3.
  4. ↑ Arzruni, Şahan (2001). "Sahakduxt". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2021310. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
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