num_pages: 244
description: Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayydam has been called 'the finest and most famous translation ever made, next to the English Bible'. How did FitzGerald come to compose this great work? Professor Arberry enables us, so to speak, to look over FitzGerald's shoulder as he wrestles with his great task and to follow the evolution of the Rubáiyát. Includes a facsimile reprint of the First Edition.
language: English
title: The Romance of the Rubaiyat: Edward FitzGerald's First Edition
titlecomplete: The Romance of the Rubaiyat: Edward FitzGerald's First Edition
genres: Literature, Fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Islam, Asia, Spirituality, Religion, Iran, Classics
ratings_count: 21780
places: Persia
publisher: Routledge