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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí
by KHAYYAM, Omar
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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1879 Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Philosophy Persia Mysticism + Salaman & Absal Jami
"Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuit
Of This and That endeavor and dispute"
– Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat
A beautiful edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. This collection of Persian stories dates to the 11th-century and covers a wide variety of topics including philosophy, mysticism, and Sufi and pre-Islamic. This Edward Fitzgerald English translation is notable for being paired with another famous Persian allegory, the story of 'Salaman and Absal'. This particular retelling is from the 15th-century Persian writer Jami, who included it in his 'Haft Awrang' – a cycle of seven foundational Persian poems.
Item number: #10099
Price: $599
KHAYYAM, Omar.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí
London : Bernard Quaritch, 1879.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [xv], [1], 112
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (18.5cm x 14cm)
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Synopsis
Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day.
Reviews
On May 16 2016, a reader said:
With Paintings and Decorations by Sarkis Katchadourian, born in Iran, where he recreated romantic frescoes in old palaces, he then trained in Rome, continued in Paris and then later in Munich. It is really fitting that this cosmopolitan artist's original paintings reproduced in bright colors and the black and white line drawings take you there celebrate under a bough with a book of verse and flask of wine you are magically drawn in and there drinking in the words of the poet.... drunk on the verse.
On Sep 11 2011, WonderPony said:
Fantastic poetry from 11th century Persia as translated by a depressed Englishman going through a divorce in 1859. The first translation is by far the best but it is interesting to get several of them and compare. I'm not a huge poetry fan but I love the simplicity, imagery and strange allegories Omar Khayyam writes about. He was apparently a big fan of the wine.
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- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10099
- Title
- Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí
- Author
- KHAYYAM, Omar
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1879 Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Philosophy Persia Mysticism + Salaman & Absal Jamirare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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