The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Edward FitzGerald gave the title The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to his translation of poetry attributed to the Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1123). The word "Rubaiyat" means quatrains - verses of four lines. These works by Fitzgerald are the best known English...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Floating Press,
1889
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Edward FitzGerald gave the title The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to his translation of poetry attributed to the Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1123). The word "Rubaiyat" means quatrains - verses of four lines. These works by Fitzgerald are the best known English translations. This edition contains both the first and fifth editions of the Rubaiyat. This influential translation is seen by many as a zenith of English literature in the ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (84 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781597344265 1597344265 9781775413677 1775413675 9781775566267 1775566269 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
