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AudioQuatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur
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LibriVox recording of Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur, by Omar Khayyam. Translated by Eben Francis Thompson. In 1906, Eben Francis Thompson, scholar and poet, published a limited edition of his translation of the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam. This edition contains 878 quatrains, and represents the most extensive translation of Omar's rubai in any language. In the Introduction, Nathan Haskell Dole writes: Mr Thompson has put into English verse this whole body of Persian poetry. It is a marvel of close translation, accurate and satisfactory. He has succeeded in doing exactly what he set out to do - to add nothing and to take nothing away, but to put into the typical quatrain, as determined by Fitzgerald and others, exactly what Omar and his unknown imitators said. (Summary by Algy Pug) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (117MB)
Directors & creators
Omar Khayyam
Subjects
librivox; literature; audiobook; ancient texts; philosophy; poetry; religion
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