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Echoes of the Gita in the Persian Poet Omar Khayyam

Echoes of the Gita in the Persian Poet Omar Khayyam. C.D. Verma. In: The Echoes of Gita in world literature. Sterling publishers, 1990. pp. 183-199.

Contribution to the International seminar, The Echoes of Gita in world literature; 1988; New Delhi.

Omariana. A descriptive catalogue of the collection owned by Leone Fulmer Nash and Paul Tausig with contributions from other sources, including illustrated editions, academic editions, press copies, secondary literature, parodies and so on

Omariana. A descriptive catalogue of the collection owned by Leone Fulmer Nash and Paul Tausig with contributions from other sources, including illustrated editions, academic editions, press copies, secondary literature, parodies and so on. Marc-Edouard, Enay, Kent Nielsen. [Hamburg, Orient-Antiquariat, ca. 1990]

Khayyam Chapel – a place of solitude and contemplation

Khayyam Chapel – a place of solitude and contemplation. Grady W. Whitaker. Texas Tech University, Architecture Faculty of the College of Architecture, 1990.

Summary

In the context of translating one art form into another, this thesis will concentrate on the the use of literature as an inspiration to design a physical object. The literature selected for this thesis is the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, in which Khayyam discusses the relationship between man and God. Although the Rubaiyat is not a descriptive piece of literature, it is believed that it will provide the inspiration needed to create a great piece of architecture – a chapel. The chapel itself is to be an ecumenical structure and dedicated to Omar Khayyam’s thoughts contained in the Rubaiyat. The chapel is to be a place where a person can escape the everyday world in hope of gaining a better understanding of himself and his surroundings (be it physical or metaphysical). The goal of this chapel is to create a place of solitude and contemplation within a context that is juxtaposed.