Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne)

About this film

LibriVox recording of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, rendered by Richard Le Gallienne. Read by Algy Pug. Richard le Gallienne was an English poet and critic, who, although unfamiliar with the Persian language, had a profound interest in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. In 1897 he published a collection of 211 quatrains, which was based on earlier English translations, in particular the prose version by Justin Huntly McCarthy. A expanded edition, containing fifty additional quatrains was published in 1901, and this has been used for the present recording. (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 audio book (34mb)

Directors & creators

Omar Khayyám

Subjects

LibriVox; audiobook; poetry; Persian poetry; Fitzgerald; Sufi; Islam

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