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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Fitzgerald, Edward

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral PoetryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1161404570
ISBN13: 9781161404579
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 158
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a collection of poems translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald. The original poems were written by Omar Khayyam, a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet who lived in the 11th century. The book features quatrains, or four-line stanzas, that explore themes of love, mortality, and the meaning of life. Fitzgerald's translation is known for its romantic and philosophical tone, and has become one of the most popular and widely-read translations of Khayyam's work. The book also includes illustrations and calligraphy by various artists, making it a beautiful and timeless addition to any collection of poetry.1899. This volume contains an English rendering in quatrains of the first, second and fifth editions of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, together with notes indicating the minor variants found in the third and fourth editions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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