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Author Khayyam, Omar, author

Title Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : a new translation from the Persian / Omar Khayyam ; translated by Juan Cole
Edition First edition
Published [London, England] : I.B. Tauris, 2020
[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (178 pages)
Contents Preface -- Note on the Translation -- Introduction -- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam -- Epilogue -- Notes
Summary "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."-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Persian poetry -- Translations into English
Poetry by individual poets, Literature: history & criticism, Middle Eastern history, Persian (Farsi)
Persian poetry
Genre/Form Translations
Form Electronic book
Author Cole, Juan, translator
ISBN 9780755600557
075560055X
9780755600533
0755600533