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Hagob Baronian (November 19, 1843 - May 27, 1891)
15:18, May 27, 2013
Hagop Baronian, widely regarded as the greatest Armenian satirist of
all time, was born in Edirne and died in Constantinople.
An influential Armenian writer, educator and social figure, Baronian
was known for his scathing critique of leading figures in
Constantinople Armenian political and social circles.
Baronian's most famous work was the book Medzabadiv Mouratsganner
("Honorable Beggars"), which parodies the almost beggar-like state of
writers and publishers in that period.
Unfortunately, he suffered the same fate as the characters in
Medzabadiv Mouratsganner, and died penniless, suffering from
tuberculosis, on the streets of Istanbul.
The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to
Modern Times; pp 405-406
`In the 1870s he sided with Khrimian Hayrik in support of the revision
of the National Constitution and criticized the corruption of Ottoman
officials in the Armenian provinces. As the Balkans erupted into the
rebellion that led to the Russo-Ottoman war o1877-78 (which in turn
made the Armenian Question an international issue), he attacked
Ottoman internal policy and exposed the hypocrisy of the European
powers with bitter sarcasm. In 1883, in order to avoid censorship, he
began to publish a weekly brochure called Dzidzagh (Sneer), in which
the heroes, all national and international figures, were represented
allegorically by animals derived from Armenian folklore, such as the
fox, the frog, the ant, and the monkey. The series lasted for only one
year and his enemies declared victory.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/26853/hagob-baronian-november-19-1843-%E2%80%93-may-27-1891.html
From: Baghdasarian
15:18, May 27, 2013
Hagop Baronian, widely regarded as the greatest Armenian satirist of
all time, was born in Edirne and died in Constantinople.
An influential Armenian writer, educator and social figure, Baronian
was known for his scathing critique of leading figures in
Constantinople Armenian political and social circles.
Baronian's most famous work was the book Medzabadiv Mouratsganner
("Honorable Beggars"), which parodies the almost beggar-like state of
writers and publishers in that period.
Unfortunately, he suffered the same fate as the characters in
Medzabadiv Mouratsganner, and died penniless, suffering from
tuberculosis, on the streets of Istanbul.
The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to
Modern Times; pp 405-406
`In the 1870s he sided with Khrimian Hayrik in support of the revision
of the National Constitution and criticized the corruption of Ottoman
officials in the Armenian provinces. As the Balkans erupted into the
rebellion that led to the Russo-Ottoman war o1877-78 (which in turn
made the Armenian Question an international issue), he attacked
Ottoman internal policy and exposed the hypocrisy of the European
powers with bitter sarcasm. In 1883, in order to avoid censorship, he
began to publish a weekly brochure called Dzidzagh (Sneer), in which
the heroes, all national and international figures, were represented
allegorically by animals derived from Armenian folklore, such as the
fox, the frog, the ant, and the monkey. The series lasted for only one
year and his enemies declared victory.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/26853/hagob-baronian-november-19-1843-%E2%80%93-may-27-1891.html
From: Baghdasarian