Omar Khayyam: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Cover: 9780755600519 | The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam | A New Translation from the Persian

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1131) was a Persian astronomer and mathematician born in Nishapur in northeastern Iran who lived and worked at the courts of the Seljuk dynasty. Modern scholars agree that there is very little (if any) of the collected work of poetry know as the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that can be certainly attributed to the historical figure. A tradition of attribution grew up in the centuries after Khayyam's death which culminated in Edward Fitzgerald's translation in the 19th Century.

Juan Cole is a public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, and the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, USA. He is the translator of Broken Wings and The Vision by Khalil Gibran.

Zusammenfassung

The critical introduction and epilogue explore the meaning of the poem and provide context on its composition and collection

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Note on the Translation
Introduction
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Epilogue
Notes

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780755600519
ISBN-10:	0755600517
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Khayyam, Omar
Übersetzung:	Cole, Juan
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	198 x 133 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Omar Khayyam
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.04.2020
Gewicht:	0,212 kg