Project Gutenberg 1995-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1811 Omar Khayyam 1048 1122 Khayyam, Omar Khaijam, Omar FitzGerald, Edward 1809 1883 Purcell, Edward The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubaiyat_of_Omar_Khayyam Produced by Judy Boss, Gregory Walker, and David Widger "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Omar Khayyam is a collection of Persian quatrains (rubaiyat) poetically rendered into English by Edward Fitzgerald. This work, rooted in the 11th to 12th century, reflects the philosophical musings of Khayyam, who was not only a poet but also an accomplished mathematician and astronomer. As a seminal piece of Persian literature, the collection delves into themes related to the transience of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness amidst the inevitability of death. The content of the "Rubaiyat" encapsulates a dialogue between the speaker and the cosmos, often expressed through the metaphor of wine and revelry. Each quatrain reflects on existential questions, the joys of earthly pleasures, and the futility of seeking answers to life's mysteries. Khayyam emphasizes the fleeting nature of life and encourages readers to live fully in the moment—"Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night" heralds the call to embrace life. The poems blend a sense of hedonism with deep philosophical inquiry, offering a profound reflection on the human condition that resonates across centuries, inviting readers to ponder their own existence and mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Persian poetry -- Translations into English PK Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 110131 2025-07-09T21:00:08.869552 text/html 86474 2025-07-09T18:20:56 text/html 113594 2025-07-09T21:00:23.354377 application/epub+zip 116914 2025-07-09T21:00:16.763439 application/epub+zip 105740 2025-07-09T21:00:12.372506 application/epub+zip 264409 2025-07-09T21:00:28.575347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262075 2025-07-09T21:00:22.686378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217228 2022-09-01T05:01:37.942963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90423 2025-07-09T21:00:08.361597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70606 2025-07-09T18:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20831 2025-07-09T21:00:28.719351 application/rdf+xml 17220 2025-07-09T21:00:16.155402 image/jpeg 4188 2025-07-09T21:00:15.910420 image/jpeg 111214 2025-07-09T21:00:08.890479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia