INTERNALIZATION OF ARMENIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY AND CULTURE THROUGH THE EFFORTS

Abstract

For 50 years, Arshak Chobanyan presented to the world the treasures of Armenian literature, which are not only of national but also of universal value, through books and articles published in French.

Through the translations of ancient and medieval Armenian poetry into French, A. Chobanyan introduced the world community to the treasury of Armenian poetry, which served as the basis for research by the specialists in Armenian Studies of different nationalities.

The works of the great patriot and researcher are based on the knowledge of a huge layer of ancient and European literature. A. Chobanyan, who loved his motherland infinitely, created a powerful spiritual Armenia in place of the motherland lost in 1915, where Western Armenia - with its revived colonies and the territorially reduced Armenia act as a united and powerful country that has regained its ancient cultural territories owing to the power of the word.

In order to present Armenian literature to Europe and the world, A. Chobanyan chose as his associates French Nobel Prize winners, members of the French Academy, such as Anatole France, Frederic Mistral, Rene Grousset, Paul Adam, Gabriel Mourre and others.