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Statue in honor to Nikoloz Baratashvili in Tbilisi
Nikoloz Baratashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia on December 4, 1817. His father was an impoverished aristocrat who was a loyal servant of the emperor. His mother, Efemia, the sister of Grigol Orbeliani, was the granddaughter of Erekle II. It was she, who inspired Nikoloz with a love of literature. He was influenced by famous Georgian writers and statesmen who often visited their house in Tbilisi. He studied at a Tbilisi gymnasium from 1827-1835 and was taught by Solomon Dodashvili. He graduated with a certificate of merit. He was unable to continue his education because of his family’s poor financial situation. He wanted to join the army, but a physical defect caused by breaking his leg as a child prevented him from being accepted. With the threat of poverty ever present, he was forced to work as an ordinary clerk which he considered a humiliation.
Baratashvili had an intense involvement with Ekaterine Chavchavadze, princess Dadiani which left deep marks on his soul. His poetry was filled with romantic spirit and revolutionary aspirations in which he expressed deep patriotic feelings. Through his poetry he spoke of high moral ideals and struggled against pessimism. His literary career was very short; 1833 to 1845. By the early 1840’s he was enjoying fame as a poet even though little or none of his poetry was published during his lifetime.
In 1844, after his father went bankrupt, Baratashvili transferred to serve in Nakhichevan, then to Gandju, Azerbaijan, where he served as deputy governor of that province. It was at Gandju that he contracted malaria and died on October 9, 1845, at the age of 27.
Nikoloz Baratashvili's poetry is the summit of Georgian romanticism. He left a mere 37 poems, and yet is held as one of the greatest Georgian poets. As his poems were published posthumously, he came to be idolized. His remains were brought back to Georgia and buried in Tbilisi in 1893 and his funeral turned into a great national celebration. Nikoloz Baratashvili was transferred, in 1938, to the Pantheon of Georgian writers and statesmen on Mtatsminda, on the slope of the mount he loved so dearly.
Statue in honor to Nikoloz Baratashvili in Tbilisi
Nikoloz Baratashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia on December 4, 1817. His father was an impoverished aristocrat who was a loyal servant of the emperor. His mother, Efemia, the sister of Grigol Orbeliani, was the granddaughter of Erekle II. It was she, who inspired Nikoloz with a love of literature. He was influenced by famous Georgian writers and statesmen who often visited their house in Tbilisi. He studied at a Tbilisi gymnasium from 1827-1835 and was taught by Solomon Dodashvili. He graduated with a certificate of merit. He was unable to continue his education because of his family’s poor financial situation. He wanted to join the army, but a physical defect caused by breaking his leg as a child prevented him from being accepted. With the threat of poverty ever present, he was forced to work as an ordinary clerk which he considered a humiliation.
Baratashvili had an intense involvement with Ekaterine Chavchavadze, princess Dadiani which left deep marks on his soul. His poetry was filled with romantic spirit and revolutionary aspirations in which he expressed deep patriotic feelings. Through his poetry he spoke of high moral ideals and struggled against pessimism. His literary career was very short; 1833 to 1845. By the early 1840’s he was enjoying fame as a poet even though little or none of his poetry was published during his lifetime.
In 1844, after his father went bankrupt, Baratashvili transferred to serve in Nakhichevan, then to Gandju, Azerbaijan, where he served as deputy governor of that province. It was at Gandju that he contracted malaria and died on October 9, 1845, at the age of 27.
Nikoloz Baratashvili's poetry is the summit of Georgian romanticism. He left a mere 37 poems, and yet is held as one of the greatest Georgian poets. As his poems were published posthumously, he came to be idolized. His remains were brought back to Georgia and buried in Tbilisi in 1893 and his funeral turned into a great national celebration. Nikoloz Baratashvili was transferred, in 1938, to the Pantheon of Georgian writers and statesmen on Mtatsminda, on the slope of the mount he loved so dearly.