ᲐᲓᲐᲛᲘᲐᲜᲔᲑᲘ ᲓᲐ ᲛᲝᲕᲚᲔᲜᲔᲑᲘ ᲓᲠᲝᲘᲡ ᲔᲠᲗᲘᲐᲜᲝᲑᲘᲡ ᲙᲝᲜᲢᲔᲥᲡᲢᲨᲘ (ᲗᲐᲛᲠᲘ ᲤᲮᲐᲙᲐᲫᲘᲡ ᲠᲝᲛᲐᲜ „ᲩᲕᲔᲜ, ᲗᲣᲠᲛᲔᲚᲔᲑᲘᲡ“ ᲛᲘᲮᲔᲓᲕᲘᲗ
Abstract
The unity of time forms the solid foundation for the resilience of human consciousness. „Time is out of joint” (Hamlet), perceiving the past, present, and future in isolation, becomes a source of tragedy for both nations and individuals. In her novel „We, Turmels” (“Chven, Turmelebi”), Tamri Pkhakadze explores mythopoetic time. The author employs universal mythological archetypes, interpreted in diverse contexts, to imbue her narrative with depth and multi-layered meaning. She effectively reveals the hidden connections between rational and irrational, material and spiritual realms. The metaphorical and symbolic nature of the characters and artistic images encourages readers to delve beyond the surface of the work into its profound depths. Within this novel, fairy tale and mythological „stories” seamlessly blend into the narrative flow, blurring the boundaries between reality and the metaphysical. Myth, in general, implies the eternity of a moment and the manifestation of the eternal within that moment. The coexistence of the fleeting and the eternal is vividly portrayed in the novel. This unity is sustained by human memory, which „distributes” what it cannot hold into books and objects. The sense of the future in the novel is directly linked to the „permanence” of this memory.
Fields of Study & Subjects
German Colonialism and Identity Studies
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Memory
History
Trauma
Identity
Publication details
- Journal / source
- JOURNAL "ORBELIANI"
- Volume
- 8
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026