The Rub�iy�t of Omar Khayy�m

by Edward Fitzgerald, Edward Henry Winfield, RenÃÂÂ Bull (Illustrator)

Overview

Richly illuminating, The Rubáiyát, a collection of poems attributed to the Persian mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyám, sing the impermanence of things, and in the face of it, the necessity of enjoying the present moment. The present edition, illustrated in black and white by René Bull, contains translations by Edward FitzGerald and Edward Heny Whinfield.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9791029907777
Publisher:	Fv Editions
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Pages:	122
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Daniel Karlin is Professor of English at the University of Sheffield. His books include Proust's English and Browning's Hatreds.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Note on the Text
Note on the Pronunciation and Transcription of Persian Words
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Edward FitzGerald
RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM
Table of Corresponding Stanzas
Appendix 1: Contemporary Responses
Appendix 2: Tennyson, 'To E. FitzGerald'
Variants
Explanatory Notes