Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Description: A classic in the realm of poetry, this is Rubaiyat if Omar Khayyam. This 141 page softcover has no date but was probably published in the 1940's or earlier. Omar Khayyám (1048–1122) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and a philosopher who was not known as a poet in his lifetime. Later, a body of quatrains became attached to his name, although not all were his works. These verses lay in obscurity until 1859, when Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883), an English country gentleman, published a free adaptation of this Persian poetry. After its discovery by D. G. Rossetti and others, the verse became extremely popular. Essentially a hedonist and a skeptic, Omar Khayyám, through FitzGerald, spoke with both an earthy and spiritual freedom that stirred a universal response. As a result, the Rubáiyát became one of the best-known and most often quoted English classics. The fifth edition, published posthumously in 1889, was based on FitzGerald's handwritten changes in a copy of the fourth edition, and is traditionally printed with the first edition. Nice long interesting biographical preface in this edition. Great reading in this ex-library copy in good condition. Marked stamp on inside front cover and adjacent blank page. Also on blank page adjacent to back cover. Residue from card pocket on inside back cover. Marked out stamp on bottom of contents page and stamp on title page. Nice clean unmarked very lightly aged text. Good bindings. Wear on cover edges. Some light scarring as seen in picture and on back cover spine edge. Rubbing on spine ends. NICE little book!! Shipping and handling 4.60 Media Mail to US destinations. Canadian residents 17.00 First Class mail. All others welcome but extra postage required and shipped entirely at your risk.

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