Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, Astronomer-Poet of Persia

Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, Astronomer-Poet of Persia
Author: Mitra Ara
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781527564480

Omar Khayyam (11th-12th centuries CE), a celebrated polymath, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher is best known as a Persian poet and author of the RubÄ â ~iyÄ t, but his validity as a poet is highly debated. To address this, this book focuses on 100 quatrains that have been authenticated by three known Persian authorities. To bring out Khayyamâ (TM)s voice, inner feelings and thoughts, this unique bilingual volume provides the Persian originals side-by-side with their literal translations in English. This serves to bring the reader closer to the originals, and allows them to make connections and draw conclusions according to their time and place in life.

Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, Astronomer-Poet of Persia

Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, Astronomer-Poet of Persia
Author: Mitra Ara
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1527565424

Omar Khayyam (11th-12th centuries CE), a celebrated polymath, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher is best known as a Persian poet and author of the Rubā‘iyāt, but his validity as a poet is highly debated. To address this, this book focuses on 100 quatrains that have been authenticated by three known Persian authorities. To bring out Khayyam’s voice, inner feelings and thoughts, this unique bilingual volume provides the Persian originals side-by-side with their literal translations in English. This serves to bring the reader closer to the originals, and allows them to make connections and draw conclusions according to their time and place in life.

Omar Khayyam Poems

Omar Khayyam Poems
Author: Omar Khayyam
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2021-07-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1666715522

The poems attributed to Omar Khayyam have a universal and timeless philosophical theme: life is a meaningful journey even if brief and uncertain. They inspire an unconstrained free-thinking mindset and a wise realization that guides thinking persons: it is impossible to see the absolute truth, as the universe has its own reality that remains largely hidden, and that one must think and act accordingly. This book presents a selection of Khayyam's poems in their original Persian language along with their English translations in a faithful and modern version. By relying only on the original Persian version of Khayyam's poems, and using the author's own body of literary and linguistic knowledge, this book presents a modern translation of Omar Khayyam's poems since Edward Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat in 1859.

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam
Author: Omar Khayyam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0755600541

A repository of subversive, melancholic and existentialist themes and ideas, the rubaiyat (quatrains) that make up the collected poems attributed to the 12th century Persian astronomer Omar Khayyam have enchanted readers for centuries. In this modern translation, complete with critical introduction and epilogue, Juan Cole elegantly renders the verse for contemporary readers. Exploring such universal questions as the meaning of life, fate and how to live a good life in the face of human mortality, this translation reveals anew why this singular collection of poems has struck a chord with such a temporally and culturally diverse audience, from the wine houses of medieval Iran to the poets of Western twentieth century modernism.

The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam

The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
Author: Omar Khayyam
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1981-12-17
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780140443844

Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.