Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse by Omar Khayyam
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"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse by Omar Khayyam" is a translation published in 1859 by Edward FitzGerald of Persian quatrains attributed to the medieval astronomer-poet Omar Khayyam. Initially unsuccessful, the work gained immense popularity throughout the English-speaking world, inspiring countless editions and Omar Khayyam clubs. The poems sparked enduring debate about their true meaning: were they expressions of religious skepticism and Epicurean philosophy, or mystical Sufi verses misunderstood by
the translator? The authenticity of the original Persian quatrains themselves remains uncertain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Omar Khayyam, 1048-1122 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953 |
| Translator | FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883 |
| Title | Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubaiyat_of_Omar_Khayyam |
| Credits |
Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Sania Ali Mirza and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Persian poetry -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35260 |
| Release Date | Feb 12, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1489 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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