MosJan Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 BOOK OF SAD PSALMS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS A Yerevan- based Vem publishing-house has released Grigor Narekatsi's Book of Sad Psalms in English in the translation of Tomas Samuelian. The book is edited by an American-Armenian poetess Diana Ter-Hovhannissian. In the preface Samuelian tells about Grigor Narekatsi, a mediaeval Armenian clergyman, as well as about the role of Narek (the poem was also called Narek) in the cultural life of the Armenians, its exceptional literal and public value. It should be mentioned that Samuelian taught old and new Armenian in the Pennsylvania and Columbia Universities and is author to a number of books in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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