Rubaiyat

The great Persian poet Omar Khayyam (c. 1048-1131) was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. The poetry of Omar Khayyam was introduced to the European reader in the 19th century by the English poet Edward Fitzgerald. From that moment, his worldwide fame grew increasingly popular, and the fashion for Khayyam turned into an epidemic.

The biography of Omar Khayyam is surrounded by legends, myths, and speculation; it is impossible to determine how many quatrains are authentically Khayyam's. One thing is clear - before us is the greatest poetic genius whose poetry was born from the rhythmic beating of two loving hearts...

Compiler: S.Z. Kodzova.