Author: Edward FitzGeraldPublisher:
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Category : Authors and publishers
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Letters from Edward FitzGerald to Bernard Quaritch, 1853-1883
Author: Edward FitzGeraldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors and publishers
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Author: William H. MartinPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786720140
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Its lines and verses have become part of the western literary canon and his translation of this most famous of poems has been continuously in print in for almost a century and a half. But just who was Edward FitzGerald? Was he the eccentric recluse that most scholars would have us believe? Is there more to the man than just his famous translation? In The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam William Martin and Sandra Martin go beyond the standard view. Drawing on their unique analysis of the more than 2,000 surviving letters of FitzGerald, together with evidence from his scrapbooks, commonplace books and materials from his personal library, they reveal a more convivial yet complex personality than we have been led to suppose."
Author: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Author: Edward FitzGeraldPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191614785
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubáiyát' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyám, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
London Mercury and Bookman
Author: Sir John Collings SquirePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Author: Omar KhayyamPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199580502
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
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Catalogue of Autographs, Etc
Author: Dobell, P. J. & A. E., booksellers, LondonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
The London Mercury
Author: P.J. & A.E. Dobell Book Sale Catalogs
Author: P.J. & A.E. Dobell (Firm)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
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