Rubaiyat of Omar Khayy�m is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and numbering about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayy�m (1048-1131), a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. A ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or hemistichs) per line, hence the word rubAYOT (derived from the Arabic language root for "a million"), meaning "quatrains". Omar Khayy�m (1048-1131), was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, ...
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayy�m is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and numbering about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayy�m (1048-1131), a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. A ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or hemistichs) per line, hence the word rubAYOT (derived from the Arabic language root for "a million"), meaning "quatrains". Omar Khayy�m (1048-1131), was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential thinkers of the Middle Ages. He wrote numerous treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy and astronomy. Outside Iran and Persian-speaking countries, Khayy�m has influenced literature and societies through the translation of his works and popularization by other scholars.
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The is an incredible piece of work that anyone open to simple yet profound truths really must read. It is understandable that Fitzgerald went through five editions until he finally was able to convey the message and the beauty of the work of Omar Khayyam.
