Պաղտասար Դպիր. Կեանքը եւ գործը
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1997
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The article is the second and last section of an essay, dedicated to the literary, compilatory and editorial work of the XVIII century Armenian grammarian, educator, editor, compilor and poet, Paghtassar Depir, who lived in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and wrote, compiled and published his own works as well as those of his predecessors. The first section of the article was published in the Hussisian Armenologied Review, vol. I, Beirut, 1993, pp. 54-63. In this second section the author, Henrik Bakhchinian, analyzes both the grammatical, poetical, historiographic and editorial work of Depir and concludes that he was one of the pioneers of the Armenian Renaissance of the XIX century. He was one of the forerunners who paved the road for the growth of the Armenian literary, cultural and intellectual self-expression which, in the long run meant no less than the assertion of Armenian nationalism. To achieve this end, besides publishing various grammar books of Armenian language and prepare compilations of sundry intellectual and philosophical writings both of classical Armenian and western origin, Paghtassar Depir edited and published various hitherto unpublished Armenian manuscripts of Cyril of Jerusalem, Cyril of Alexandria, Hovhan Voskeberan (St. John Chrisostom), Arakel of Suni, Zenob Glak, Grigor of Datev, Grigor of Narek, Simon of Julfa, Davit Anhaght (Davit the Invincible), Porphurus, Khosrov of Antzev, Ignatius of Sevler, Grigor the Illuminator, Grigor of Skevra, and Sargis Shnorhali (the Graceful). Besides these classical and medieval writers and church fathers, Depir published also the Harantz Vark (Patrologia), the Mashtorz (Book of Liturgy), the Jamagirk (Offcium), the Tjashotz (Book of Bible-reading and Prayers), and the Haysmavourk (Book of Saints and Hagiography) which were of prime importance if one wanted to keep intact the Armenian church traditions, hymns and chants, prayers, ceremonies and liturgy.
After examining and giving an account of Paghtassar Depir's intellectual and literary work which lasted for more than half a century and included the publication of more than thirty books, some of which were of more than one volume, Bakhchinian does rightfully conclude that it was due to this fruitful, devoted and dedicated life and work that Paghtassar Depir was respected both by his contemporaries and by those who followed them and justly was called "the mentor of the contemporary biblioghraphical publications" and a "well-versed intellectual".
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Բախչինեան, Հ., «Պաղտասար Դպիր. Կեանքը եւ գործը», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 1997, Պէյրութ, էջ 245-262