The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Wordsworth Classics)

Presents the free translation of the Persian poem by the 12th century astronomer and poet - Omar Khayyam. Its colourful imagery appealed to the Victorian age's fascination with the Orient, while its sensual warmth acted as a counterpoint to the growth of scientific determinism, industrialization and Darwinian doctrine of the survival of fittest.

Prezinta traducerea gratuita a poemului persan de catre astronomul si poetul din secolul al XII-lea - Omar Khayyam. Imaginile sale colorate au atras fascinatia epocii victoriene fata de Orient, in timp ce caldura sa senzuala a actionat ca un contrapunct pentru cresterea determinismului stiintific, a industrializarii si a doctrinei darwiniene a supravietuirii celor mai in forma.