Omar Khayyam. Poems. A modern translation. Siamak Akhavan.
Eugene : Resource Publications, 2021. xv, 45 p. ISBN paperback: 9781666715507; ISBN hardcover: 9781666715514.
“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.” [From back cover]
D’Omar Khayyam à Fernando Pessoa et à Pierre Seghers : traduction, recréation, transfert? Ana Maria Binet
In: Synergies Portugal, (2020), 8, pp. 83-95,165-166
The constant attraction for Eastern world on the part of Western world became particularly relevant in the XIXth century, bringing about a special interest for oriental poetry, which was abundantly translated, mainly to English and French. Omar Khayyam, a great Persian medieval poet, was one of the objects of this fascination, having been translated, among others, by Edward FitzGerald, in 1859, which made him famous through English speaking world. Fernando Pessoa used this translation to adapt Khayyam’s poetry to his own inspiration. In 1982, Pierre Seghers published his French translation, which is perhaps, among those we present here, the only one we can consider as being one.
Edward Heron-Allen and parodies of Fitzgerald’s Rubaiyat. Bob Forrest
In: The Heron-Allen Society : newsletter, (2021), 39, pp. 10-12
Discusses Heron-Allen’s interest in and collection of parodies of the Rubaiyat.
Edward Heron-Allen and the Quilter Rubaiyat. Bob Forrest
In: The Heron-Allen Society : newsletter, (2021), 39, pp. 5-7
A short biographical sketch of Harry Quilter, producer of one the many, rare pirate editions of the Rubaiyat, issued in 1883. With some details about Potter’s efforts to gather more information about this book.
A Case of Mistaken Identity in Translation: “Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat” in Dazai Osamu’s Novel No Longer Human. George T. Sipos.
In: Sciendo. Romanian Journal of English Studies, 18 (2021) 1, p. 163-172.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
In: Taher-Kermani (Ed.) 2021 – The Persian Presence in Victorian. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781474448161. Pp. 146–173
Summary:
Omar Khayyám is known in Persian literary history as the supreme exponent of the rubáiy (pl. rubáiyát), a short verse from consisting of a single stanza, rhyming aaba. The extent of Khayyám’s fame, however, goes beyond the geographical or cultural boundaries of his place of origin. Thanks to Edward FitzGerald’s translation, Khayyám is now celebrated globally, not just as one of Persia’s classical poets, but as a learned philosopher who, in a collection of epigrammatic poems, has encapsulated some of the largest and most enduring preoccupations of humankind.
Orlando Greenwood illustrates the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Danton O’Day. [S.l.], Blurb, 2021. [48 p.] 9 illustrations ; 23 x 15 cm. ISBN: 9781034492504.
Orlando Greenwood (1892-1989) was a brilliant, talented artist, who already at the age of 21-22 felt strongly attracted by the verses of Omar Khayyám. His illustrations to the Rubáiyát were recently discovered and presented in this book by Danton O’Day for the first time. The nine illustrations are included in the text of FitzGerald’s first version.