Today's Rubaiyat: Existence and the Universe |
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| Author:
| Torney, Austin |
| Series title: | Today's Rubaiyat Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4905-9673-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Fully color-illustrated.Edward and OmarEdward FitzGerald was among the first to translate Omar's Rubáiyát from the Persian into English, and he rather loosely paraphrased it; however, he caught its spirit and even improved upon it. In translation, one cannot preserve literal meaning, rhyme, rhythm, and meter; therefore, what is left has to be enhanced and rearranged until everything fits again. Fortunately, he was sufficiently overtaken by Omar's fumes wafting across the centuries and...
More DescriptionFully color-illustrated.Edward and OmarEdward FitzGerald was among the first to translate Omar's Rubáiyát from the Persian into English, and he rather loosely paraphrased it; however, he caught its spirit and even improved upon it. In translation, one cannot preserve literal meaning, rhyme, rhythm, and meter; therefore, what is left has to be enhanced and rearranged until everything fits again. Fortunately, he was sufficiently overtaken by Omar's fumes wafting across the centuries and so he went on through the language barrier to recondense the Persia-fumes and redistill them into a Victorian age masterpiece.