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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Contributors

By Omar Khayyam

Introduction by Steven Schroeder

Translated by Edward Fitzgerald

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 13, 2012
Page Count
128 pages
Publisher
BookAnnex
ISBN-13
9781411466685

Price

$3.99

Price

$4.99 CAD

Format

ebook (Digital original)

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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
 

From the Persian astronomer and philosopher Omar Khayyam comes this collection of poems that will take your breath away.  The quatrains are simple and spontaneous yet brimming with beauty.  Not discovered until 1859, they are now some of the best-known and most frequently quoted verses.


Omar Khayyam

About the Author

Omar Khayyam (1048–1122) was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher from Iran.  During his lifetime he was known for his Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra.  More recently, he has been referenced by Martin Luther King, Jr., Salman Rushdie, Jack London, and Charlie Parker.

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