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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464415303321

Autore

Omar Khayyam

Titolo

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009

ISBN

1-77556-626-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzgeraldEdward

Disciplina

891.5511

Soggetti

Omar Khayyam -- Translations into English

Omar Khayyam

Poetry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Introduction; First Edition; Fifth Edition; Notes; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

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...