Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald

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Edward FitzGerald's version of the Rubáiyát of the medieval Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyám contains some of the most frequently quoted - and beautiful - lines in English poetry. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'.

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald

Edward FitzGerald's version of the Rubaiyat of the medieval Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam contains some of the most frequently quoted - and beautiful - lines in English poetry. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'.
Review from previous edition 'handsome, richly illuminating' * Boyd Tonkin, Independent *
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ISBN 13 9780199580507
ISBN 10 0199580502
Title Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Author Edward Fitzgerald
Series Oxford World's Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2010-06-10
Number of pages 240
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