Aznavour, a memoirist and a novelist


Charles Aznavour has written remarkable memoirs, autobiographies, even short stories and a novel. What is unique about his published prose? Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the program "Parallel Readings"

The Poet Aznavour


We cannot imagine the words of Charles Aznavour's famous songs without the accompaniment of a melody, but the words of hundreds of Aznavour's songs can also be read as poetry. Can we talk about the poet Aznavour and what are the characteristics of these poems? Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss these issues in the program "Parallel Readings".

About a story: Sergey Dovlatov, “The Colonel Said I Love You”


In the story “The Colonel Said I Love You” by the famous prose writer Sergey Dovlatov, the author records, through small episodes of a certain person’s life and lifestyle, the lack of motivation to live in a Soviet country, the uncertainty of life, the absence of prospects, and the control of the authorities over all of this. Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the story on the “Parallel Readings” program.

Love in Poetry


These delicate and captivating works on the theme of love in Armenian medieval literature, the poetry, amaze readers with their psychological depth and multi-layeredness, the simplicity of their forms of expression, and the immediacy of their feelings. Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the love homelands on the program “Parallel Readings.”

 

A Completely Different Autumn


The “autumn” tones of Armenian classical poetry continue in the poems of Soviet Armenia and the period of independence. Although the moods and themes remain the same, the “autumn” of literature is enriched with new motifs and forms of expression. In the program “Parallel Readings”, literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the autumn layers of Armenian literature.

In the footsteps of Grots and Brots


2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Garegin Srvandztyants’ book “Grots and Brots and David of Sasun or Mher's Door”. This significant book for Armenian philology and ethnography, among other important materials, published the first version of the epic “Sasna Tsrer”. The video film presents this book, accompanied by exclusive footage from filming in Sasun in 2024, which presents the places, monuments and churches, Armenian-populated villages and people remembered in the national epic.

 

Whisper and rustle in the autumn mist


It seems that autumn is the most favorite season of poets, but this has not been the case in all periods of literary history. When and how did autumn become poetic, why are there no autumn images in medieval poetry, and what is the significance of this season in romantic and symbolist poetry? Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the topic in the program "Parallel Readings".

Paruyr Sevak and Medieval Literature


Paruyr Sevak, like many of our poets, was inspired by Armenian medieval literature. He studied medieval literature in depth and scientifically. How did the past and the present, literary tradition and innovation interact in Sevak's work, and what influence did Armenian medieval literature have on his poetry? The program "Parallel Readings" discusses literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan.

 

How do writers work?


Memoirs contain interesting testimonies about the creative process of writers. There are writers who write at night, drink a lot of coffee, create while standing or lying down. These facts, which are interesting to many, are important for literary studies to the extent that they can determine the artistic features of the works. How do the way and conditions of authors' creation affect literature, and do they affect it? Literary experts Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss these questions in the "Parallel Readings" program.

About one story. Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro


Ernest Hemingway's story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is perhaps one of the most influential and most discussed works written in this genre in world literature. Hemingway's characteristically simple and dialogic narrative is characterized here by brilliant structural solutions. Literary experts Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss the peculiarities of the story in the "Parallel Readings" program.

The diadem of Henrik Edoyan's "Preterito nostalgia" sonnets


Sonnet is one of the favorite types of Armenian and world poetry. Many classical and modern Armenian poets have referred to the sonnet. From the early period of his work, Henrik Edoyan created remarkable sonnets, the features of which are discussed by literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan in the framework of the "Parallel Readings" program.

 

Creates artificial intelligence


Artificial intelligence has invaded the world of literature as well. Is the future of literature threatened by the further development of artificial intelligence, or will good human-made literature remain forever inaccessible to artificial intelligence? As part of the "Parallel Readings" program, literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss these issues.