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Omar Khayyam
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Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era,
Statue of Khayyam by Abolhassan Sadighi, at Laleh Park in Tehran
Statue of Khayyam by Abolhassan Sadighi, at Laleh Park in Tehran
Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam in Nishapur, Iran. Some of his rubáiyáts are used as calligraphic (taliq script) decoration on the exterior body of his maus
Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam in Nishapur, Iran. Some of his rubáiyáts are used as calligraphic (taliq script) decoration on the exterior body of his mausoleum.
Inscription of a poem attributed to Omar Khayyam at Morića Han in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inscription of a poem attributed to Omar Khayyam at Morića Han in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stamp of Albania in 1997, entitled "850th birth anniversary of Omar Khayyam"
Stamp of Albania in 1997, entitled "850th birth anniversary of Omar Khayyam"
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is an 1859 translation from Persian to English by Edward FitzGerald of a selection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia".
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…written in the form of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt رباعیات). This poetry became widely known to the English-reading world in a translation by Edward FitzGerald (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1859), which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siècle. Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīshāpūrī was born in Nishapur—a…
Front cover of the first American edition (1878)
Front cover of the first American edition (1878)
A collection of postcards with paintings of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Indian artist M. V. Dhurandhar
A collection of postcards with paintings of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Indian artist M. V. Dhurandhar
Calligraphic manuscript page with three of FitzGerald's Rubaiyat written by William Morris, illustration by Edward Burne-Jones (1870s).
Calligraphic manuscript page with three of FitzGerald's Rubaiyat written by William Morris, illustration by Edward Burne-Jones (1870s).
Illustration by Adelaide Hanscom (c. 1910).
Illustration by Adelaide Hanscom (c. 1910).