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Omar Khayyam's haunting, timeless verses were translated into English by Edward FitzGerald and first published in 1859. That first edition is presented here in facsimile, accompanied by computer-generated typesetting of the later editions, providing a 'complete edition'. Persian astronomer-poet Omar Khayyam, writing nearly a thousand years ago, picks a path through life's uncertainties, musing on fate, transience and mortality, urging his reader to live in the moment and find joy in simple, everyday pleasures. ... Read more

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ILLUSTRATIONS-a marketing tip
THE ART OF OMAR KHAYYAM: ILLUSTRATING FITZGERALD'S RUBAIYAT

Of course, Fitzgerald's translations were among the earliest and best and remain so, and the poem is riveting and the base of many ancient sayings used today by those who do not know their origins, for instance, the term "wine, women and song" was derived from the essence of the poem which ridicules what Omar believes to be hypocritical misconveyances by the clergy of his religion. Omar Khayyam was at once a poet and political agitator and some believe a member of a group of intellectual, and revolutionary assassins. Khayyam sets forth a philosophy of wine, sex and joy, more I believe to taunt the clergy with their often ridiculous views of anything men and women appear to desire, so Omar taunts the Organized Religious establishment of his era, of the 13th century with words which remain as true and effective now as then.

However, since it is a book about the ILLUTRATIONS, it behooves the publisher to tell us more about them.

The poem can be purchased anywhere for under $10-$15 dollars, so the price justification is for the four color printing of the many illustrations. As a collector of art books, I know who the market is for this book, it is mostly artists and those who love ART.

I am a painter Illustrator and have read Omar Khayyam since early childhood, and have a collection of various volumes of it with various illustrators, now my main interest is the illustrations. Therefore, I would only be interested in this book if I knew the following about it:

How many of the 300 illustrations are in full color?
Whose illustrations, which are the illustrators, at least a few of the more famous besides Brangwyn?
How large are the illustrations? If they are thumbnails, they are of little use to an artist buyer.

I, like the largest share of this book's market would only buy the book if it contained many large illustrations in color. Since I am a professor of art, I constantly seek reference books for my students to buy, but cannot recommend such books unless I see the illustrations.

Just a marketing tip!
Thanks
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Though it's difficult to imagine, these 12th-century stanzas-oft quoted and frequently looked to for inspiration by those seeking to live life to the fullest-did not come to the public's attention until Edward FitzGerald published them in English in 1859... and even then they were ignored until the painter Dante Rossetti discovered a remaindered copy two years later and excitedly spread news of it around his intellectual and artistic circles.Not a direct translation, these liberal interpretations make Khayyám's verse accessible to readers in the English language. Several editions of FitzGerald's work are included in this volume, allowing the reader multiple approaches to their wisdom and beauty. ... Read more

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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: First, Second and Fifth Editions
Excellent and compact book containing the most important versions of a masterpiece that evolved and improved over the career of Fitzgerald, a brilliant English aristocrat, who had a curious passion for 800 year old Persian poetry. Fortunately hepreferred the poet who was mathmatically concise in contrast to the verbose flowery normal of that era. Also Omar liked wine, science and freedom of thought which put him at odds with Islam then and now and this book is likely banned in large parts of the world for that reason.

This extraordinary collaboration of two poets promoting a powerful existential theme working far removed in time, location and cultures is a plea to enjoy life which is very brief even if people live to 100! Carpe Diem! ... Read more

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From the International Collectors Library. No publication date. Bound in rust-colored leatherette with sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. This is in the Marie Antoinette replica binding (used by the ICL for volumes they classified as "The World's Great Poetry." ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1900 edition by Methuen and Co., London. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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This book is intended for those who speak and understandPersian (farsi) but are not familiar with the Arabic script. Itpresents a new Farsi script based on Latin.

The book includes a complete set of Edward Fitzgerald's Englishtranslation of Khayam and a French translation by J.B. Nicolas andC. Grolleau. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Pressare republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more