Omar; Khayyam Translated by Edward Fitzgerald

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, c1950. Illustrations by Paul McPharlin. A Very Good Hardcover.

Tan cloth with an 'Arabic' graphic design of stars. 5.25 by 7.5 inches; 48 unnumbered pages; top edge stained red; Stanzas centered in decorative boxes with several repeating patterned outlines in the spirit of the poems; illustrated by Paul McPharlin and printed on Archer paper.

The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear, the boards and spine are age-toned; the slipcase with a decorated paste-on front title has modest shelf wear.

A lovely gift-edition.

This collection of poetic verses is credited to Omar Khayyam, an esteemed Persian scholar renowned for his contributions in astronomy and mathematics during the 11th and 12th centuries. The term "rubaiyat" typically denotes a compilation of a specific style of poetry called "rubai," characterized by quatrains or four-line stanzas. These rubai often follow a rhyming scheme of A-A-B-A.

Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat gained prominence in the Western world subsequent to Edward FitzGerald's 1859 English translation. Despite FitzGerald's rendition, numerous translations exist in English, and this collection has been rendered into nearly every major language, further enhancing its global reach and appreciation.

Item #17592

Price: $45.00