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A collection of postcards with paintings of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Indian artist M. V. Dhurandhar. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains ( rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of ...
- Omar Khayyam
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The Rubaiyat. By Omar Khayyam. Written 1120 A.C.E. I. Wake! For the Sun, who scatter'd into flight. The Stars before him from the Field of Night, Drives Night along with them from Heav'n, and strikes. The Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
Read the full text of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a collection of Persian quatrains translated by Edward FitzGerald. Compare different editions of the Rubaiyat and find your favorite quatrains.
A collection of poems translated from Persian by Edward Fitzgerald, based on the works of Omar Khayyam, a 12th-century poet and mathematician. The poems explore themes of life, death, love, and the universe with wit and wisdom.
Learn about the poem by Edward Fitzgerald, translated from Persian verses attributed to Omar Khayyam, a 12th-century mathematician and philosopher. Explore the themes, symbols, literary devices, and historical context of this classic work of English literature.
Rubaiyat: "A Book of Verses underneath the Bough". By Omar Khayaam. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, A Loaf of Bread—and Thou. Beside me singing in the Wilderness—. Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow! A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
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Notable Works: “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám”. Edward FitzGerald (born March 31, 1809, Bredfield, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, Eng.—died June 14, 1883, Merton, Norfolk) was an English writer, best known for his Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, which, though it is a very free adaptation and selection from the Persian poet’s verses, stands on ...
