Quatrains Of Omar Khayyám In English Prose

Quatrains of Omar Khayyám in English Prose

by Omar Khayyam

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a collection of poems attributed to Omar Khayyám, a Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. The poems are quatrains, each consisting of four lines, and are known for their hedonistic and existential themes. Khayyám's poetry has been translated into many languages and has been the subject of much critical and scholarly attention.

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Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. He was born in Neyshabur, in northeastern Persia, and was contemporary with the rule of the Seljuks around the ti...

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