The Pleasure and Heaviness of Work in Literature

The theme of work is widely used in literature and Armenian folklore. If in folk songs and games the hard work is slightly idealized, and there are glorious nuances, then in literature, especially in the images of urban-labor work, the motives of social injustice, not enjoying the work, the difficult condition of the worker prevail. Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan are debating on the topic.