One of the best-known, most often quoted English classics. Edward FitzGerald's free translation of skeptical, hedonistic verse attributed to Omar Khayyám (1048-1122), Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. The 5th edition incorporates FitzGerald's handwritten changes in the 4th edition, and is traditionally printed with the 1st edition. Notes explaining Persian names and unfamiliar terms.
| ISBN: | 9780486264677 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2000 |
| Author: | Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 52 pages |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |