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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Edward Fitzgerald
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Description for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Paperback. Edward FitzGerald's version of the Rubaiyat of the medieval Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam contains some of the most frequently quoted - and beautiful - lines in English poetry. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'. Editor(s): Karlin, Daniel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubáiyát' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyám, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive ... Read more
'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubáiyát' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyám, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
182g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199580507
SKU
V9780199580507
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Reviews for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Review from previous edition 'handsome, richly illuminating'
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Boyd Tonkin, Independent