Ruba'Iyat of Omar Khayyam - Softcover

Saidi, Ahmad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0895818981 ISBN 13: 9780895818980

Publisher: Asian Humanities Pr, 2001

Synopsis

This is a new selection from the Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam, the famed poet of Iran. It differs from other selections in that the entries here are chosen with emphasis on authenticity and translations are made with emphasis on accuracy. Furthermore, all historical, religious and mystical allusions, hard to understand, are fully annotated.

The translator renders faithfully and beautifully the selections from the Ruba'iyat into English quatrains that not only reflect the sense, but also the sound and the style of the original work, noted for simplicity, spontaneity and poetic beauty.

About this title

From the Publisher:

An illustrated gift edition of the quatrains of Omar the tentmaker, which have more admirers today than ever before. Edward Fitzgerald's rendition stands as a monument to the translator's art.

Full-color photographs throughout.

About the Author:

Edward Fitzgerald (1809 83) was an English poet and philosopher. His is the first and most famous translation of Omar Khayyam s "The Rubaiyat."

About this edition

• Publisher: Asian Humanities Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0895818981
• ISBN 13: 9780895818980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302