By Agop J. Hacikyan, Coordinating Editor; editors: Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk, and Nourhan Ouzounian

This book covers Armenian liturature from the oral tradition to the golden age of Armmenian literature in the 5th century. It is the first anthology of Armenian liturature in English translation to take a comprehensive approach to capturing the essence of the liturature of the period.

The editors of this series preserve the Armenian lituary tradition in this collection of songs, epics, folk tales, poetry, and theological and philosophical works. Students and scholars of Armenian liturature and history, Middle Eastern languages and cultures, and Byzantine and Russian studies will find this anthology indispensable.

388 pages, hard cover

ISBN# 0814328156