{"product_id":"edward-fitzgerald-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-2010","title":"Edward FitzGerald: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam [2010]","description":"'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ\u003cbr\u003eMoves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit\u003cbr\u003eShall lure it back to cancel half a line\u003cbr\u003eNor all thy tears wash out a word of it.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'. \u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.","brand":"Fitzgerald, Edward \u0026 Karlin, Daniel (Professor Of English, Un","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54433026277715,"sku":"9780199580507","price":12.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":54433026244947,"sku":"XG80199580507","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fitzgerald-edward-karlin-daniel-professor-of-english-un-edward-fitzgerald-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-2010-1251395229.jpg?v=1785329290","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/edward-fitzgerald-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-2010","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}