 | 'Omar Khayyám: The Persian Text with Paraphrase, and the First and Fourth Editions of Fitzgerald's Translation Subjects: Area Studies; Language & Literature; Politics & International Relations; Middle East Studies; Literature; Military & Strategic Studies; Middle East Culture; Middle East History; Middle East Language; Middle East Linguistics; Middle East Literature; Middle East Politics; Literary/ Critical Theory; Literature by Geographic Area; Military Studies; This book, first published in 1931, shows in a simple, sound and lucid manner how the genius of two poets (Omar Khayyam and FitzGerald) brought together by the genius of an Orientalist (Professor Cowell) culminated in a very strange, very beautiful and profound English poem. This book is concerned with the genuineness of the verses ascribed to Omar Khayyam, and consists of a comparison of the original Arabic, a paraphrase, and FitzGerald's first and fourth editions. |
