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KARTVELOLOGY
In a broad sense, Kartvelology embraces study of Georgian culture, history and all fields of the humanities: linguistics, literary criticism, art, archaeology, folklore, ethnography, source study. Georgia, Sakartvelo, successor to ancient Colchis and Iberia, lies at the boundary of Europe and Asia, east of the Black Sea, in the southwestern part of the Caucasus. The Kingdom of Kartli – referred to in Classical sources as Iberia – emerged at the turn of the 4th-3rd cent. B.C., approximately on the territory of modern Georgia. The recorded history of the country dates from that time. The Kingdom of Georgia lost its independence at the beginning of the 19th century. Since 1991 the country has acquired independence and...PROJECTS
The Fund for Kartvelian Studies finances scholarly and educational projects that are implemented by the Centre for Kartvelian Studies in cooperation with Georgian and foreign scholarly centres.Of the projects implemented to date, the following should be noted: 1.Georgian Literaturein European Scholarship, edited by E.Khintibidze, Adolf M.Hakkert Publisher, Amsterdam, 2001; 2. Shota Rustaveli, Der Ritter in Tigerfell, Deutsche Nachdichtung von Marie Prittwitz, Tbilisi-Berlin, 2005 IN 2003 , the Fund published the Georgian version of the monograph: “Georgian Literature in European Scholarship”. The monograph was written with a grant awarded by the NATO Information and Press Organization at the Centre for Kartvelian Studies, in long term cooperation with Georgian and foreign...SUMMER SCHOOL
The purpose of the Summer School in Kartvelian Studies is to increase the number of Kartvelologists by training foreign students; to assist them in the study of Modern Georgian; to give them a general idea about the various fields of Kartvelian scholarship; to familiarize them with Georgian culture. The Summer School in Kartvelian Studies forms the foundation for the study of the Georgian language and culture by foreign students and scholars; creates the basis for them to be able to realize their interests. That such interest is indeed great has been demonstrated by serious goals and abilities of the participants of the Summer School, and the activities carried out by them, as evidenced by their letters about the warmth and friendly atmosphere they were surrounded with...