The Didactic Moral of Shio Argvispireli's "Playground"

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One of the defining features of Shio Aragvispireli’s literary heritage is the abundant use of folklore material.Significant observations about the writer’s special attitude towards Georgian folk language belong to researcher Ksenia Sikharulidze. According to her, the writer’s use of folk language samples is one of the ways to convey the ideological meaning of the work to the reader.

   The ideological side of Shio Aragvispireli’s works is also connected with interesting samples of Georgian folk proverbs, which the writer used with high artistic skill.

The novelist’s work also frequently uses proverbial elements. Shio Aragvispireli’s literary thought, reflecting contemporary life, also attracts attention with interesting samples of literary fairy tales. Shio Aragvispireli’s sphere of interest was also Georgian incantations. Incantations.

Shio Aragvispireli's special attitude towards national folklore, in addition to the above, is also demonstrated by the writer's interest in Georgian folk games.

   Folk games have occupied a special place in the life of Georgians since ancient times.

Interesting examples of Georgian folk games are preserved in Shio Aragvispireli's personal archive. The writer wrote down these games in his own hand.

   As is known, the first collection of Georgian folk games collected from different parts of Georgia was published in 1945 by Zakaria Sherazadishvili, and in 1965 he also published a second independent collection. Shio Aragvispireli's games "Tavidavla", "Kachagebi", "Dzera-Dzera", "Tytideda" are not attested in these collections, while the rest of the games are variant variations of well-known Georgian folk games.

The Georgian folk games discovered by Shio Aragvispireli, as well as many examples of games presented in the above-mentioned collections, carry educational-didactic morality.

The national folklore heritage found a multifaceted reflection in Shio Aragvispireli's creative and public activities. As for the writer's interest in Georgian folk games, it is natural. His appearance on the stage of creativity coincided with a time when all nationalities were being trampled underfoot, and folk games were one of the targets for the aggressor. The writer's contemporaries made special efforts to popularize Georgian folk games, a clear confirmation of this is the Georgian periodical press of the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Shio Aragvispireli did not only address the urgent issues of the proper upbringing and development of the future generation through his literary works; he also raised his voice against the ugly aspects of the pedagogy of the time in a letter full of critical and denunciatory pathos addressed to the leaders of the then government. The novelist's interest in the popularization of Georgian folk games also stemmed from the necessity of the spiritual and physical health of the nation.