In Search of Omar Khayyam

Dashti, Ali

ISBN 10: 0231031882 / ISBN 13: 9780231031882

Published by Columbia Univ Pr, 1971

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In Search of Omar Khayyam BY Ali Dashti, Lawrence Paul Elwell-Sutton (Translator) Persian Studies Monographs No. 1 Published by Columbia University Press, hardcover with dustjacket 1971, 1st edition. Khayyam has been the subject of speculation on the part of literary critics ever since Edward Fitzgerald published his own version of the Rubaiyat in 1859. This edition represented the first opportunity to study in English the work of Khayyam by a Persian scholar. There is no conclusive evidence to prove which of the many quatrains attributed to Khayyam are authentic. Ali Dashti therefore constructs a likeness of the poet from references found in the works of writers of his day or immediately after, and from Khayyam s own works on philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, of which the authenticity is not questioned. Khayyam emerges as a widely read and broad-minded scholar, immersed in his own studies, cautious and moderate, averse to committing himself on controversial questions. Using this portrait Dashti draws up a list of some hundred quatrains which are in keeping with Khayyam s character. Selling point: An elegant and accurate translation which throws light on the nature of Khayyam s religious and philosophical beliefs. "jacket has some wear and tear, book inside is very good, clean and tight".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Search of Omar Khayyam
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231031882
• ISBN 13: 9780231031882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In Search of Omar Khayyam [hardcover] Dashti, Ali [Jan 01, 1971]… 0231031882

Language Notes

Text: English, Persian (translation)