The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam

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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam is written by Omar Khayyam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 075560055X (ISBN 10) and 9780755600557 (ISBN 13).

A repository of subversive, melancholic and existentialist themes and ideas, the rubaiyat (quatrains) that make up the collected poems attributed to the 12th century Persian astronomer Omar Khayyam have enchanted readers for centuries. In this modern translation, complete with critical introduction and epilogue, Juan Cole elegantly renders the verse for contemporary readers. Exploring such universal questions as the meaning of life, fate and how to live a good life in the face of human mortality, this translation reveals anew why this singular collection of poems has struck a chord with such a temporally and culturally diverse audience, from the wine houses of medieval Iran to the poets of Western twentieth century modernism.