Nikoloz Baratashvili
ნიკოლოზ ბარათაშვილი
Nikoloz Baratashvili | |
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| Born | 4 December 1817 Tiflis, Georgia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 October 1845 (aged 27) Ganja, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Genre | poetry |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
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Prince Nikoloz "Tato" Baratashvili (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ტატო" ბარათაშვილი; 4 December 1817 – 21 October 1845) was a Georgian poet. He was one of the first Georgians to marry modern nationalism with European Romanticism and to introduce "Europeanism" into Georgian literature. Due to his early death, Baratashvili left a relatively small literary heritage of fewer than forty short lyrics, one extended poem, and a few private letters, but he is nevertheless considered to be the high point of Georgian Romanticism. He was referred to as the "Georgian Byron".