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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia".
- Omar Khayyam
- 1859
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald. My Thoughts. I prefer the first edition over the other subsequent editions. It feels very simple, primal, and elegant. The first edition was also my first, and it stuck with me. It is the definitive version of the Rubaiyat for me. My favorite quatrains are here.
Translated by Edward Fitzgerald from a manuscript of Persian verse attributed to Omar Khayyam, a 12th-century Persian mathematician and philosopher, “The Rubaiyat” contains pithy observations on complex subjects such as love, death, and the existence of God and an afterlife.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents an interesting challenge to any reader trying to sort through its heavy symbolism and not-so-obvious theme. Not only does the poem provide us with a compelling surface story, but a second look at the text can reveal a rich collection of separate meanings hidden in the poem's objective descriptions
Jan 17, 2014 · We're lucky to have FitzGerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at all. It was by chance that he met Edward Cowell, one of the few Victorians who spoke Persian, and who was friendly enough to help him. (FitzGerald was no linguist.)
Jan 11, 2018 · Completed in 1911 after two years of intensive labour, the book – of Edward FitzGerald’s loose Victorian interpretations of Omar Khayyám’s poems, illustrated by Elihu Vedder – came to be ...
Apr 1, 1995 · "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Omar Khayyam is a collection of Persian quatrains (rubaiyat) poetically rendered into English by Edward Fitzgerald. This work, rooted in the 11th to 12th century, reflects the philosophical musings of Khayyam, who was not only a poet but also an accomplished mathematician and astronomer.
