The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Arcturus Silkbound Classics) - Hardcover

Khayyam, Omar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788287886 ISBN 13: 9781788287883

Publisher: Arcturus, 2018

Synopsis

The classic translation of the Persian mathematician Omar Khayyam's poetry by Edward Fitzgerald has become a feature of the educated world since it was first published in the mid-19th century. Its classic quatrains hold an otherworldly beauty that brings to light the vagaries of the human condition, the nature of fate, mortality and uncertainty. Fitzgerald's spectacular translation contains some of the most haunting and magnificent lines in the English language.

About this title

From the Author:

Omar Khayyám (1048-1131) was a Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet who helped to develop modern theories of algebra and is best known in the Western world for the work known as the Rubáiyát. Edward FitzGerald (1809-83) was an English poet fascinated by Eastern cultures who forged his reputation with his translation of Omar Khayyám's work.

From the Back Cover:

The Rubáiyat is a collection of mystical verses attributed to 11th-12th century poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyám. It is a seductively subversive work which ruminates on the nature of fate, death, love and the transience of human life. It charts the course of a single day, from dawn to nightfall.

The poet and translator Edward Fitzgerald first encountered Omar's poetry in 1856, as a copy of a 15th century manuscript. His translation attracted fashionable and famous admirers, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin and Algernon Swinburne, and soon began to capture the imagination of many other freethinkers of the time.

In the past century, the Rubáiyat's sensual warmth and romantic melancholy have gained a huge following, not least among celebrities, musicians and film-makers. This beautifully illustrated, silk-bound edition is a perfect gift for anyone who has still to fall under Omar's spell.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1788287886
• ISBN 13: 9781788287883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128