Description

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Note on the Translation
Introduction
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Epilogue
Notes

Product details

Published 18 Nov 2024
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 176
ISBN 9789361315763
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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