Project Gutenberg 1995-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1090 Omar Khayyam 1048 1122 Khayyam, Omar FitzGerald, Edward 1809 1883 Purcell, Edward The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Produced by Judy Boss, Gregory Walker, and David Widger "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Omar Khayyam is a collection of Persian quatrains (rubaiyat) poetically rendered into English by Edward Fitzgerald. This work, rooted in the 11th to 12th century, reflects the philosophical musings of Khayyam, who was not only a poet but also an accomplished mathematician and astronomer. As a seminal piece of Persian literature, the collection delves into themes related to the transience of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness amidst the inevitability of death. The content of the "Rubaiyat" encapsulates a dialogue between the speaker and the cosmos, often expressed through the metaphor of wine and revelry. Each quatrain reflects on existential questions, the joys of earthly pleasures, and the futility of seeking answers to life's mysteries. Khayyam emphasizes the fleeting nature of life and encourages readers to live fully in the moment—"Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night" heralds the call to embrace life. The poems blend a sense of hedonism with deep philosophical inquiry, offering a profound reflection on the human condition that resonates across centuries, inviting readers to ponder their own existence and mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Persian poetry -- Translations into English PK Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 108722 108731 2024-09-01T04:52:16.962330 2023-10-01T04:43:05.065474 text/html text/html 108019 2013-02-05T11:48:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 36963 2013-02-05T11:48:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 90908 2024-09-01T04:52:21.357280 application/epub+zip 94516 2024-09-01T04:52:18.305309 application/epub+zip 94516 2024-09-01T04:52:17.473310 application/epub+zip 218989 2024-09-01T04:52:23.317300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217130 2024-09-01T04:52:20.819303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217228 2022-09-01T05:01:37.942963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90555 90517 2024-09-01T04:52:16.638351 2023-10-01T04:43:04.763462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90326 2008-07-13T12:12:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35029 2008-07-13T12:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18919 2024-09-01T04:52:23.464282 application/rdf+xml 17176 2024-09-01T04:52:17.827309 image/jpeg 4201 2024-09-01T04:52:17.650346 image/jpeg 91325 2024-09-01T04:52:16.973291 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia