Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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As A. S. Byatt observes in her new introduction to this edition of Edward FitzGerald's lyrical translation of Omar Khayyam's rubaiyat "forever changed the landscape of English poetry." The 250 copies of its 1859 first printing were left to molder in an obscure English bookshop , but two years later tha volume caught a young scholar's eye. Enchanted with his find, he distributed copies to his frien... More
Book Information
Publisher | Quality Paperback Book Club |
Binding | Paperback (57 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 189 |
ISBN-10 | 0965231240 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0965231244 |
Publication Date | 08/02/1996 |
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About Edmund Dulac (Illustrator) : Edmund Dulac is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Edmund Dulac include The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stories from Hans C... more
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About Edward FitzGerald (Illustrator, Translator) : Edward FitzGerald is a published author, illustrator, and a translator. Some of the published credits of Edward FitzGerald include Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Polonius: A Collection Of Wise Saws And Mod... more
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About A.S. Byatt (Introduction) : A.S. Byatt is a published author, editor, and a translator. Some of the published credits of A.S. Byatt include Possession (Unabridged), The Bostonians (Modern Library Classics), Alice's Adventures in... more
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