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| '''Vardan Aygektsi''' (died 1250) was an ethnic ]n ], and priest. | '''Vardan Aygektsi''' (died 1250) was an ethnic ]n ], and priest. | ||
| Among his works are his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to ]. | Among his works are his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to ]. | ||
| Aygektsi was born in ], a village near ]. Vardan lived for a time in Duluke (]) |
Aygektsi was born in ], a Syrian village near ]. Vardan lived for a time in Duluke (]). Driven from there, he went to the monastery of ], in the ]. His Fables, commonly known as ''Aghvesagirq'' ("The Book of the Fox"), are said to have been only in part from his pen, many additions having been made by others. He died in 1250. | ||
| In 1668, an extensive collection of Aigektsi’s fables, under the title "Aghvesagirk" (Book of the Fox) was published in Amsterdam. The naming of the collection was based on the fact that the key character in most of the fables was a fox. | |||
| ==Modern interpretations== | |||
| In 1975, Soviet-era director Robert Sahakyants made a 10-minute animated film, The Fox Book, based on Aigektsi's Fables. In association with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia, contemporary Armenian composer Stepan Babatorosyan created Six Fables, an original composition based on Aigektsi's Fables, with contemporary lyrics by Yuri Sahakyan<ref>http://www.singers.com/7131c/Hover-Chamber-Choir/Vardan-Aigektsi---Six-Fables/</ref>. It won the 2004 Armenian Music Awards - Best Choir/Chorus Album.<ref>http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hover2</ref> The Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia has also presented an outdoor musical-theatrical production based on Aigektsi's Fables<ref>http://hoverchoir.org/concerts/index.htm</ref> | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
| * {{google books|YGA-AAAAcAAJ|Choix de fables de Vartan}}, Paris, Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré Père et Fils, 1825. Armenian text, French translation by ] | * {{google books|YGA-AAAAcAAJ|Choix de fables de Vartan}}, Paris, Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré Père et Fils, 1825. Armenian text, French translation by ] | ||
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Vardan Aygektsi (died 1250) was an ethnic Armenian author, and priest.
Among his works are his Fables and a Geography, both of which have been mistakenly attributed by some to Vardan Areveltsi.
Aygektsi was born in Marata, a Syrian village near Aleppo. Vardan lived for a time in Duluke (Doliche). Driven from there, he went to the monastery of Aygek, in the Black (Amanus) Mountains. His Fables, commonly known as Aghvesagirq ("The Book of the Fox"), are said to have been only in part from his pen, many additions having been made by others. He died in 1250.
External links
- Choix de fables de Vartan at Google Books, Paris, Librairie orientale de Dondey-Dupré Père et Fils, 1825. Armenian text, French translation by Antoine-Jean Saint-Martin
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