Publisher's Synopsis
The Lover's Rubaiyat is a collection of poems by the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, translated into English by Edward FitzGerald and published in 1904. The Rubaiyat is a collection of quatrains, or four-line stanzas, that explore themes of love, life, and mortality. In this edition, the focus is on the theme of love, with the poems expressing the joys and sorrows of romantic relationships. The poems are written in a lyrical, flowing style and are often infused with a sense of melancholy and longing. The Lover's Rubaiyat is a timeless collection of poetry that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.