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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".
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).
Quatrain
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A quatrain is a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
…The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is an 1859 translation from Persian to English by Edward FitzGerald of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia". Although commercially unsuccessful at first, FitzGerald's…
Portrait of Henric Piccardt. Engraving by Pierre Landry from 1672 after a lost painting by Nicolaes Maes. Under the portrait, a quatrain by Guy Patin.
Portrait of Henric Piccardt. Engraving by Pierre Landry from 1672 after a lost painting by Nicolaes Maes. Under the portrait, a quatrain by Guy Patin.