{"product_id":"armenian-legends-and-poems","title":"Leyendas y poemas armenios","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does a people carry its homeland through stories, songs, love and grief?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Armenian Legends and Poems, Zabelle C. Boyajian gathers old Armenian tales and verse into an invitation to know a culture. The legends draw on traditions preserved by medieval chroniclers. Haik and Ara the Beautiful stand among the figures through whom these stories explore beginnings, homeland and a people's sense of who they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems turn from the broad sweep of national legend to the feelings of a single heart. Love, grief, faith and homeland give these voices their subjects. Published in 1916, amid great Armenian suffering, the anthology serves as an act of memory: a way to introduce readers to stories and poetry that hold a culture close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStories of beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Haik and Ara the Beautiful in legends that give a people heroes and a homeland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA landscape of belonging\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore founding stories rooted in the Armenian highlands around Mount Ararat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrom legend to lyric\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the shift from a nation's grand stories to the intimate concerns of individual poets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove, grief and faith\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find verses that bring these enduring feelings into the company of homeland and memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords to read aloud\u003c\/strong\u003e – Take the legends slowly and hear the spoken and sung roots of these pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about Armenian history, myth and poetry, and anyone who enjoys old tales gathered together rather than a single unfolding plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Armenia's legends and poems draw you into their world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534605844828,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03247_en_ebook-front_c23.jpg?v=1792174948","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/leyendas-y-poemas-armenios","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}