The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
Iconic Georgian poem remade into colourful comic
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Iconic, medieval Georgian poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin is being reworked into a comic filled with colourful illustrations.
Painter David Machavariani has teamed up with Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House to transform the old poem by Shota Rustaveli into a new literary medium.
Yesterday the Publishing House announced the new comic would be reworked this year and released as a 134-page "graphic novel” in early 2017.
A scene from the comic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Screenshot from video by David Machavariani.
Machavariani hoped the comic could later serve as a "good basis" for a future animation series on the famous poem.
Written in the 12th Century by Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin was considered a definitive work of Georgian literature.
An epic story of romance and heroic deeds, the 6,500-line piece was created during the climax of development of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia.
A character from the comic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Screenshot from video by David Machavariani.
First printed by King Vakhtang VI of Georgia in 1712, the poem has been translated into more than 20 languages including Arabic, English and Bulgarian.
See the announcement trailer for the comic The Knight in the Panther's Skin below:
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