Armenian literature

Armenian literature comprises written works in Armenian, from fifth-century religious texts to modern poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction. It has developed across Armenia and Armenian communities worldwide.

Armenian alphabet: The writing system created for Armenian in the early fifth century. Its creation made sustained writing and translation in Armenian possible.
Classical Armenian: The ancient form of Armenian used in early religious and literary writing. It is the language of many foundational texts in the Armenian canon.
Narek: A tenth-century collection of prayers and meditations by Gregory of Narek. Its intensely personal religious poetry became a landmark of Armenian literature.
Gregory of Narek: A tenth-century Armenian monk, theologian, and poet, author of the Book of Lamentations. His prayers and poems remain central to the classical Armenian literary tradition.
Armenian diaspora: Armenian communities established outside their ancestral homeland through migration and displacement. Diaspora communities sustained Armenian writing across many countries and languages.
Mesrop Mashtots: The Armenian scholar traditionally credited with creating the Armenian alphabet. His alphabet-making and educational work helped launch written Armenian literature.
Middle Armenian: A historical form of Armenian used chiefly from the medieval period onward. Its texts mark literary change between classical and modern Armenian.
Daredevils of Sassoun: An Armenian oral epic recounting the deeds of heroes from Sassoun. Its oral tradition preserves a major narrative distinct from written chronicles.
Grigor Narekatsi: The Armenian name of Gregory of Narek, a medieval poet and theologian. This name variant often appears in Armenian-language discussions of the same literary figure.
Armenian genocide: The mass destruction and deportation of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during 1915 and subsequent years. The catastrophe transformed Armenian writing through loss, testimony, and diasporic memory.

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