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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam; Edward FitzGerald (Retold by)
Category: No Category | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
"A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse -- and Thou, Beside me, singing in the Wilderness," is only one of the memorable verses from Edward FitzGerald's translations of poems by the 11th century Persian sage Omar Khayy m. This magnificent version of The Rub iy t of Omar Khayy m reproduces the edition publishe ...Show more
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Great Poets by Omar Khayyam
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The best-loved, bestselling poem ever published - a poem that embraces the theme 'seize the moment''One thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies'The epic, beautiful poem Rubaiyat is widely attributed to Omar Khayyam. As much a philosopher as a poet, he was a Persian ...Show more
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
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Revered in eleventh-century Persia as an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, Omar Khayyam is now known first and foremost for his "Ruba'iyat". The short epigrammatic stanza form allowed poets of his day to express personal feelings, beliefs and doubts with wit and clarity, and Khayyam became one ...Show more
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