Collection
Status
Available
Description
"A repository of subversive, melancholic and existentialist themes and ideas, the rubaiyat (quatrains) that make up the collected poems attributed to the 12th century Persian astronomer Omar Khayyam have enchanted readers for centuries. In this modern translation, complete with critical introduction and epilogue, Juan Cole elegantly renders the verse for contemporary readers. Exploring such universal questions as the meaning of life, fate and how to live a good life in the face of human mortality, this translation reveals anew why this singular collection of poems has struck a chord with such a temporally and culturally diverse audience, from the wine houses of medieval Iran to the poets of Western twentieth century modernism."--
Publication
New York : Quality Paperback Book Club, c1996.
Pages
xii
Language
Original language
Farsi/Persian
Original publication date
1120 (ca.)
1048-1123 CE
1859 (transl. to Eng.)
1872-10 (William Morris calligraphic version)
Other editions
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Paperback)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam (Hardcover)