{"product_id":"9789819282616","title":"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The Poetry of a Powerful Mind","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Poetry of a Powerful Mind\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHoma Katouzian\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Middle Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, a translation from Persian into English, presents a careful selection of Omar Khayyam’s often misrepresented and misquoted poetry, and is the first of its kind in capturing the philological essence of this unparalleled Quatrain poet, known for his extensive contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. As a novel work of translation of this important Persian poet and mathematician, this book extends from the first available translation into English by Fitzgerald in the 19th century. Khayyam’s poetics tap into a mind of a polymath and scientist in conflict with existential dilemmas prevalent in his environment. His simplicity, as evidenced in his poetic facility and his nonchalance,  dismantles anxieties of sin and preoccupation of the unknown under the rubric of the human condition - exemplary for his time and place, and speaking to an angst expressed with synesthetic beauty. A key translation from Persian into English, this is a timely updated text from a leading scholar in the field, relevant to advanced students and scholars in classical Persian literature, Persian history, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoma Katouzian is an economist, historian, sociologist, and literary critic, with a special interest in Iranian Studies. Amongst numerous books, articles, and other publications in sociology, economics, history, he has dozens of works in Persian Literature. He is currently a faculty member of the Faculty of Asian And Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819282616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63414378496140,"sku":"9789819282616","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819282616","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}