Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia / rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald and into Latin verse by Herbert Wilson Greene ... 1893.

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia / rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald and into Latin verse by Herbert Wilson Greene ... 1893.

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40 p., bound ; 21 cm.

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Cleveland Public Library, Main Library

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Cleveland Public Library, Main Library

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Greene, Herbert W. (Herbert Wilson), 1857-1933

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Fitzgerald, Edward, 1809-1883

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Edward FitzGerald was an English author and translator, best known for his popular translation of The Rubáiyát. Born Edward Marlborough Purcell into one of the wealthiest families in England, the family name was changed when his mother inherited her family fortune. He was educated at Oxford University, after which he travelled constantly for a time and wrote poetry, as well as translating verse from several languages. Although talented, he lacked the motivation to devote himself to writing; he...

Omar Khayyām

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