The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Paperback

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a collection of poems originally written in Persian by Omar Khayyam, a renowned Persian poet, philosopher, and mathematician. The book is translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald, a British poet, and translator. The collection consists of 120 quatrains, or four-line stanzas, that explore themes such as love, mortality, and the meaning of life. The poems are written in a lyrical and contemplative style, with vivid imagery and metaphors that draw on the natural world. Fitzgerald's translation is widely regarded as a classic of English literature, and has been praised for its beauty and accuracy in capturing the essence of Khayyam's original work. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam has been widely read and studied for over a century, and continues to be a beloved and influential work of poetry.1899. This volume contains an English rendering in quatrains of the first, second and fifth editions of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, together with notes indicating the minor variants found in the third and fourth editions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.