The Hermit: A Legend

The Hermit (მომასწავებელი, 1883) is a powerful philosophical poem by Ilia Chavchavadze - Georgia's literary father, moral reformer, and national icon. This edition revives the first English translation by Marjory Scott Wardrop, providing modern readers access to one of the foundational texts of 19th-century Georgian literature.

Written during a time of cultural and political struggle, The Hermit tells the story of a man who flees society to seek meaning in the silence of nature. Through the ...