As the final event  of our celebration of 100 years of Rustaveli in English, David Gigauri and Anna Chelidze have organised the following event at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, Friday 30th November, from 5.30pm to 9pm.

Epic Poetry East and West: Rustaveli & His Contemporaries

Welcome by Janet Zmroczek (Head of European Studies, BL) and HE Giorgi Badridze (Georgian Ambassador)
Paper 1 ‘The Epic Traditions in Medieval France and Spain’ Dr Geoff West (Head Hispanic Collections, British Library)
Paper 2 ‘Shahnameh & Persian Epic Poetry’ Prof Charles Melville (Professor of Persian History, University of Cambridge)
Paper 3 ‘Rustaveli the Poet and Medieval Georgia’ Aka Morchiladze (Georgian writer and literary historian)
Followed by a discussion and reception with Georgian wine and songs from the Maspindzeli Choir.

Sponsored by Ukrainian International Airways who have also made some exclusive offers on flights to BGS members. For more information email info@britishgeorgiansociety.org