Omar Khayyam: Poet, Rebel, Astronomer. Hazhir Teimourian. Stroud, Sutton, 2007. xiv, 365 p. Illustrated. ISBN: 978-0750947152
Summary:
This book claims to be detailed study of Khayyám’s life and world. It tells how Khayyám was persecuted for his philosophical beliefs and rebellious poems, how the two rival worlds of Christianity and Islam slowly moved towards their most violent embrace. It also tells the story of the Rubaiyat and gives a new translation of fifty quatrains, including FitzGerald’s first version.
Title :
Omar Khayyam: Poet, Rebel, Astronomer
Author :
Teimourian, Hazhir
Place :
Stroud
Publisher :
Sutton
Year :
2007
ISBN :
978-0750947152
Physical description :
XIV, 365 p., [8] p. pl. : ill., krt. ; 24 cm.
languages :
English
Summary :
This book claims to be detailed study of Khayyám's life and world. It tells how Khayyám was persecuted for his philosophical beliefs and rebellious poems, how the two rival worlds of Christianity and Islam slowly moved towards their most violent embrace. It also tells the story of the Rubaiyat and gives a new translation of fifty quatrains, including FitzGerald's first version.
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