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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Transient life insights in medieval Persian poetry.

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám strikes a chord with those who appreciate poetry that intertwines existential contemplation with the beauty of succinct expression. Khayyám's quatrains resonate with timeless questions of life and fate, delivered with a blend of lyricism and philosophical depth that readers find both moving and thought-provoking. If you're someone who ponders the bigger picture and enjoys poetry that speaks to the human condition, this classic deserves a place on your shelf.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780140443844
Authors: John Heath-Stubbs, Peter Avery, Omar Khayyám
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 1982-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Poetry
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.17
(rated by 23036 readers)

Description

Philosopher, mathematician, poet and astronomer, Omar Khayyam is known and loved throughout the world for his celebrated Ruba'iyat.Writing in the eleventh century, Khayyam was one of the most accomplished masters of the new and increasingly popular ruba'i, or two-line stanza, that had been adopted by poets to help them shake off the artifice of conventional court poetry and express their personal feelings with wit and clarity. Khayyam ranges in his stanzas through the most fundamental aspects of human experience and, since Edward Fitzgerald's Victorian translation, his verses have been among the most popular in the English language.In this new translation the Persian scholar Peter Avery and the poet John Heath-Stubbs have recaptured the sceptical and unorthodox spirit of the Persian text by giving as literal an English version of the original verse as possible. In the words of Jan Morris, they have 'restored to that masterpiece all the fun, dash and vivacity'.
 

Transient life insights in medieval Persian poetry.

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám strikes a chord with those who appreciate poetry that intertwines existential contemplation with the beauty of succinct expression. Khayyám's quatrains resonate with timeless questions of life and fate, delivered with a blend of lyricism and philosophical depth that readers find both moving and thought-provoking. If you're someone who ponders the bigger picture and enjoys poetry that speaks to the human condition, this classic deserves a place on your shelf.

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