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The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam

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Book Description
Revered in eleventh-century Persia as an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, Omar Khayyam is now known first and foremost for his "Ruba'iyat". The short epigrammatic stanza form allowed poets of his day to express personal feelings, beliefs and doubts with wit and clarity, and Khayyam became one of its most accomplished masters with his touching meditations on the transience of human life a... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (57 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages128
ISBN-100140443843
ISBN-13978-0140443844
Publication Date12/17/1981
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About Omar Khayyam (Author) : Omar Khayyam is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Omar Khayyam include Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and ... more
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About John Heath-Stubbs (Translator) : John Heath-Stubbs is a published author and a translator of children's books. Published credits of John Heath-Stubbs include Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, A parliament of birds (Chatto poets for the young... more
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About Peter Avery (Translator) : Peter Avery is a published translator. Published credits of Peter Avery include Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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