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Omar Khayyám (1048–1131)

Author of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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About the Author

Known in Iran as a leading mathematician, Omar gained literary importance through certain quatrains that were translated by Edward FitzGerald. The Ruba'iyat is justly famous in English translation. Others besides FitzGerald have tried their hand at translating it, not all with admired results. show more Bowens's is a good example of competent and pleasing work. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Omar Khayyám

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1120) 5,167 copies
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1048) 2,898 copies
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1900) 203 copies
Quartine (Italian Edition) (1997) 22 copies
The Wisdom Of Omar Khayyam (Wisdom Library) (1967) — Author — 20 copies
Cuartetas persas (1900) — Author — 10 copies
Viisaan viini (1975) 10 copies
Quatrains - Ballades (2004) 10 copies
Les quatrains (1996) 10 copies
Les estances d'Omar Kayyam (1985) — Author — 8 copies
Teltantekijä (1973) 6 copies
Nelikvärsid (2000) 5 copies
Malja ja mennyt maine (1999) 5 copies
The Mirror and The Eye (1984) 4 copies
Vivre te soit bonheur (2016) 3 copies
QUARTETES (2015) 3 copies
Rubáiját (1979) 3 copies
Рубай 2 copies
Četrrindes 2 copies
Rvbaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1906) 2 copies
Rubaíyat 2 copies
The Rubaiyát (2015) 2 copies
Les Robaiyat (1995) 1 copy
Butun Dortlukler (2015) 1 copy
Sad zhelanii (2007) 1 copy
Cent un quatrains (1997) 1 copy
Sinnsprüche 1 copy
Rubâijât 1 copy
293 rubáí (2008) 1 copy
Omar Khayyam 1 copy
Rubáiját (1994) 1 copy
Quartine Rubaiyya't. (1991) 1 copy
HAYYAM 1 copy
Rubáíyát 1 copy
Divan of Omar Khayyam (2018) 1 copy
Rubayat 1 copy
The Rubayyat 1 copy
Rubaiyat 1 copy
Rubâijât 1 copy

Associated Works

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 915 copies
Persian Poets (2000) — Contributor — 105 copies
Kwatrijnen van Omar Khayyam (1981) — Inspirator — 16 copies
Men and Women: The Poetry of Love (1970) — Contributor — 8 copies
Lob der Geliebten (1983) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Omnibus of Pleasure : A Pleasure Primer (1943) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Petrarch Press - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam announcement in Fine Press Forum (February 2023)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: Khorasan Edition in Tattered but still lovely (September 2012)

Reviews

Mostly typical Eastern stuff--flies wittily past, leaving the dull tang of aphorisms in the air. A few interesting bits, but one suspects any charm is stricly Fitzgerald’s. I wonder why he bothered?

12/22/12 - A second reading much improved my appreciation for this work. I'm not sure what it is that's changed, but it's obviously me and not the poem.
 
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judeprufrock | 33 other reviews | Jul 4, 2023 |
This edition contains both the first and fifth editions of Fitzgerald's translation as well as an introduction. Although normally I don't read introductions (and on the rare cases when I do, it is usually after reading the book instead of before), in this case I did read the intro & recommend it to anyone like myself who is unfamiliar with Persian literature.

I also recommend the fifth edition as a bit more modern in tone. If you don't want to read both, I would just read the fifth edition.… (more)
 
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leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |
If you love poetry, then this is a must-read. Omar Khayyam was absolutely brilliant.
Nevertheless, I could summarize the full Rubaiyat in one line:
Drink more wine. There is no afterlife. Be happy in this life.

But hey, who reads poetry for anything but pleasure, right? It's never in the point.


 
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