{"product_id":"the-rubayat-of-omar-khayyam-first-and-fifth-editions-dover-thrift-editions-048626467x","title":"The Rubáyát of Omar Khayyám : First and Fifth Editions (Dover Thrift Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 048626467X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward FitzGerald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmar Khayyám (1048-1122) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and a philosopher who was not known as a poet in his lifetime. Later, a body of quatrains became attached to his name, although not all were his works. These verses lay in obscurity until 1859, when Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), an English country gentleman, published a free adaptation of this Persian poetry. After its discovery by D. G. Rossetti and others, the verse became extremely popular. Essentially a hedonist and a skeptic, Omar Khayyám, through FitzGerald, spoke with both an earthy and spiritual freedom that stirred a universal response. As a result, the Rubáiyát became one of the best-known and most often quoted English classics. The fifth edition, published posthumously in 1889, was based on FitzGerald's handwritten changes in a copy of the fourth edition, and is traditionally printed with the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894794223904,"sku":"NEW048626467X","price":3.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/812B9SjXmML.jpg?v=1782025613","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-rubayat-of-omar-khayyam-first-and-fifth-editions-dover-thrift-editions-048626467x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}