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NEW BOOKS

 

FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Popularity and Neglect

Papers from the 2009 Cambridge conference

 

Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

A Famous Poem and Its Influence

A new edition

This site is dedicated to the exploration of

The Rubaiyat 

of Omar Khayyam

This is probably the best known poem in the world and it has a fascinating history, 

combining medieval Persia (Iran) with India, Victorian Europe and America, and much more.

 

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Browse here to learn something more about this great work

Find out about Khayyam, FitzGerald and the other people who have been involved with the Rubaiyat.

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10ical1221scf.jpg (381358 bytes) Be reminded of some of the verses you have heard before.

Read the whole text

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1iefgd28scf.jpg (410445 bytes) Learn about the anniversaries in 2009 and all the events that took place..

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