| Author |
Omar Khayyam, 1048-1122 |
| Illustrator |
Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953 |
| Translator |
FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883 |
| Title |
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Sania Ali Mirza and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam" by Edward Fitzgerald is a collection of poetic quatrains written in the mid-19th century. This famous work captures the essence of the philosophical and existential musings of the Persian poet Omar Khayyám. The verses reflect on themes of life, love, death, and the fleeting nature of existence through a lens of hedonism, often emphasizing the importance of embracing the present moment. The opening of the collection sets a vivid and contemplative scene, where the call to awaken from sleep is intertwined with the beauty of nature as day breaks. It introduces the idea of seizing life's pleasures—represented by wine and companionship—before the inevitable passage of time and loss. As it unfolds, each quatrain presents distinct thoughts and reflections, encouraging a carpe diem approach to living, capturing the bittersweet interplay between joy and the reality of mortality, with a blend of earthly delights and spiritual contemplation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures
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| Subject |
Persian poetry -- Translations into English
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
35260 |
| Release Date |
Feb 12, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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