Playwright, Poet, and Theater Worker - Giorgi Eristavi was born in the village of Odzisi, in what is currently Dusheti district. From 1830 onwards, he participated in a conspiracy against Tsarist Russia, for which he was arrested in 1832, and in 1834 was exiled to Vilnius (then Poland). He returned to Georgia in 1842, and in 1854 he settled in the village of Khidistavi. Eristavi laid the foundations for Georgian critical realism and comediography. He also founded the Georgian professional theater, which he led between 1850 and 1854. His first comedy was "Sheshlili” [Insane] (1839 ). He described the faces of the elder generation well in his comedies including "Gakra" [Separation] (1849) and "Dava” [Dispute] (1840) . Eristavi translated a number of works including "Uchinmachinis Kudi," "Kvarkvare Atabagi," and Alexander Griboyedov's "Vai Tchkuisagan." He also directed "Vepkhistkaosani” into a drama, and translated poems from different languages into Georgian. Eristavi died in 1864, and is buried in Ikorta Monastery.
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Playwright, Poet, and Theater Worker - Giorgi Eristavi was born in the village of Odzisi, in what is currently Dusheti district. From 1830 onwards, he participated in a conspiracy against Tsarist Russia, for which he was arrested in 1832, and in 1834 was exiled to Vilnius (then Poland). He returned to Georgia in 1842, and in 1854 he settled in the village of Khidistavi. Eristavi laid the foundations for Georgian critical realism and comediography. He also founded the Georgian professional theater, which he led between 1850 and 1854. His first comedy was "Sheshlili” [Insane] (1839 ). He described the faces of the elder generation well in his comedies including "Gakra" [Separation] (1849) and "Dava” [Dispute] (1840) . Eristavi translated a number of works including "Uchinmachinis Kudi," "Kvarkvare Atabagi," and Alexander Griboyedov's "Vai Tchkuisagan." He also directed "Vepkhistkaosani” into a drama, and translated poems from different languages into Georgian. Eristavi died in 1864, and is buried in Ikorta Monastery.
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