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Revision as of 14:29, 8 April 2014 by Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk | contribs) (Npotes section added)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.
Modern interpretations
In association with the Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia, contemporary Armenian composer Stepan Babatorosyan created an original composition based on the fables, with contemporary lyrics by Yuri Sahakyan. It won the 2004 Armenian Music Awards - Best Choir/Chorus Album. The Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia has also presented an outdoor musical-theatrical production based on Aigektsi's fables
Notes
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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