ABSTRACT
It has become almost a cliché to write about medieval Georgia as a crossroad of civilisations, religions and religious denominations. In spite of the rather modest space that the Caucasus occupied in mediaeval Eurasia, this evaluation is certainly true, as throughout its history, the Caucasian region has indeed experienced extreme cultural diversity. This is particularly true of literary genres and techniques that were applied and mastered throughout late antiquity and particularly in the Middle Ages, enriching Georgian literature with classical forms, Byzantine rhetoric and Arabic, Persian and Ottoman literary styles, genres and techniques.
