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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 41 pages

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a collection of Persian quatrains in Edward FitzGerald's English verse rendering. It reflects on fleeting life, fate, love, and simple pleasures, often through images of wine, dawn, and the passing seasons. Listeners can enjoy its musical brevity and contemplative mood.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
By Omar Khayyam
Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald
Contents
Introduction
Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia.

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Contents

  1. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
  2. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Footnotes:
  6. First Edition
  7. Fifth Edition
  8. Notes:
  9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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