Adrian Poole

Christine van Ruymbeke

William H. Martin

Sandra Mason

Edward FitzGerald's ‘Rubáiyát’, loosely based on verses attributed to the eleventh-century Persian writer, Omar Khayyám, has become one of the most widely known poems in the world, republished virtually every year from 1879 to the present day, and translated into over eighty different languages. And yet it has been largely ignored or at best patronized by the academic establishment. This volume sets out to explore the reasons for both the popularity and the neglect.

Popularity and Neglect

FitzGeralds Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

A study of nature imagery in the work of the seminal Persian poet, Nizami Ganjavi.

The Botany of Nizami's Khamsa

Science and Poetry in Medieval Persia

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Christine van Ruymbeke offers a first in-depth analysis of the contents and style of Kashefi’s Anvar-e Sohayli (15th c. AD). This analysis also addresses the Kalila wa-Dimna field, across its full rewriting history.

Christine van Ruymbeke

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