Author: | E.H. Rodwell | ISBN: | 9781351668941 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | E.H. Rodwell |
ISBN: | 9781351668941 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This book, first published in 1931, shows in a simple, sound and lucid manner how the genius of two poets (Omar Khayyam and FitzGerald) brought together by the genius of an Orientalist (Professor Cowell) culminated in a very strange, very beautiful and profound English poem. This book is concerned with the genuineness of the verses ascribed to Omar Khayyam, and consists of a comparison of the original Arabic, a paraphrase, and FitzGerald’s first and fourth editions.
This book, first published in 1931, shows in a simple, sound and lucid manner how the genius of two poets (Omar Khayyam and FitzGerald) brought together by the genius of an Orientalist (Professor Cowell) culminated in a very strange, very beautiful and profound English poem. This book is concerned with the genuineness of the verses ascribed to Omar Khayyam, and consists of a comparison of the original Arabic, a paraphrase, and FitzGerald’s first and fourth editions.