Fitzgerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Popularity and Neglect - Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series

Adrian Poole, C. van Ruymbeke, W. H. Martin, Sandra Mason

Hardback (01 Jul 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Edward FitzGerald's 'Rubáiyát', loosely based on verses attributed to the eleventh-century Persian writer, Omar Khayyám, has become one of the most widely known poems in the world, republished virtually every year from 1879 to the present day, and translated into over eighty different languages. And yet it has been largely ignored or at best patronized by the academic establishment. This volume sets out to explore the reasons for both the popularity and the neglect.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780857287816
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Imprint:	Anthem Press
Pub date:	01 Jul 2011
DEWEY:	891.5511
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	269
Weight:	590g
Height:	229mm
Width:	153mm
Spine width:	26mm