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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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Based on 15,398 Ratings and 1,276 Reviews

Book Description
Penned by Omar Khayy?m circa 1120, these quatrains of Arabic verse were introduced to England in 1859 by scholar poet Edward FitzGerald. The overwhelming popularity of FitzGerald's lyrical translation owes as much to the translator as the writer.

The title, Edward FitzGerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the... More

Book Information
PublisherChelsea House Publishers
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages150
ISBN-100791075834
ISBN-13978-0791075838
Publication Date08/2003
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About Edward FitzGerald (Author) : 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 Harold Bloom (Author, Editor) : Harold Bloom (b. July 11, 1930) is an American professor and prominent literary and cultural critic. Bloom defended 19th-century Romantic poets at a time when their reputations stood at a low ebb, has... more
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About Janyce Marson (Editor) : Janyce Marson is a published author and an editor of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Janyce Marson include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages), Macbeth... more
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