Svaneti In The Poetry Of Simon Chikovani

Abstract

In the poetics of Simon Chikovani the main position is given to the cycle of poems “Mountain, let me go”, which also contains the verses dedicated to Svaneti. The big part of the poems are created in 1929 when the poet travelled in Svaneti with the help of Svanetian guide Rajden by name, there he met his future wife - Pirbe, to whom he felt the mysterious feeling and dedicated the selection of poems.

S. Chikovani admires the mountains of Svaneti, their arrogance and beauty; the world of Svanetian guide - expert of steep slopes.

The poems dedicated to Svaneti are characterized with lyricism and enthusiasm towards Svaneti, in this part we don’t encounter the author’s support towards the political movement of socialists of the 30s of the XX century.