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The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam

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Revered in eleventh-century Persia as an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, Omar Khayyam is now known first and foremost for his Ruba'iyat. The short epigrammatic stanza form allowed poets of his day to express personal feelings, beliefs and doubts with wit and clarity, and Khayyam became one of its most accomplished masters with his touching meditations on the transience of human life and of the natural world. One of the supreme achievements of medieval literature, the reckless romanticism and the pragmatic fatalism in the face of death means these verses continue to hold the imagination of modern readers.
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Authors:
Khayyam, Omar
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780140443844
Language:
English
Number of Pages:
128
Publication Date:
17/09/1981
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Year Published:
1981
Publication Date:
17/09/1981
Place of Publication:
London
Imprint:
Penguin Classics
SKU:
9780140443844

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