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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam : a new translation from the Persian
- Title
- The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam : a new translation from the Persian / Omar Khayyam ; based on the edition of Mahmud Yerbudaki with a historical epilogue by Juan Cole.
- Author
- Omar Khayyam
- Publication
- London : I. B. Tauris & Company, 2020.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 21-519 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Cole, Juan Ricardo
- Description
- viii, 164 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- A repository of subversive, melancholic and existentialist themes and ideas, the rubaiyat (quatrains) that make up the collected poems attributed to the 12th century Persian astronomer Omar Khayyam have enchanted readers for centuries. In this modern translation, complete with critical introduction and epilogue, Juan Cole elegantly renders the verse for contemporary readers. Exploring such universal questions as the meaning of life, fate and how to live a good life in the face of human mortality, this translation reveals anew why this singular collection of poems has struck a chord with such a temporally and culturally diverse audience, from the wine houses of medieval Iran to the poets of Western twentieth century modernism.
- Uniform Title
- Rubāʻīyāt. Selections. English
- Alternative Title
- Rubāʻīyāt.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Translations.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-519
- ISBN
- 0755600525
- 9780755600526
- OCLC
- 1129790634
- Author
- Omar Khayyam, author.
- Title
- The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam : a new translation from the Persian / Omar Khayyam ; based on the edition of Mahmud Yerbudaki with a historical epilogue by Juan Cole.
- Publisher
- London : I. B. Tauris & Company, 2020.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Cole, Juan Ricardo, author.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-519