{"product_id":"2940169189322","title":"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, The (Fitzgerald 5th edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is so-named from the Persian word rubáiyát - a Persian word denoting a specific type of two-line stanza. Omar's Rubaiyat is a beautiful anthology of Islamic wisdom literature: originally penned in medieval Persian during the late 11th century AD. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best known English translations are those by Edward Fitzgerald: his fifth (and last) translation includes a mere 101 quatrains - a fraction of Omar's original work. Fitzgerald's selection loosely groups quatrains by theme; rendering quatrains into English as four-line, rhymed stanzas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmar's writings are pervaded by the consciousness of the transient quality of life. In his Rubáiyát, the author ponders the limits of human knowledge and morality: and confronts his readers point-blank with the difficult questions that challenge every generation: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- what is the ultimate benefit derived from human knowledge? \u003cbr\u003e- given human mortality; is is best to guide our lives by the dictates of reason, or sensuality? \u003cbr\u003e- what happens to my soul when I die? \u003cbr\u003e- why did God - the Creator - give me existence? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Introduction by Godsend)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104369524976,"sku":"2940169189322","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169189322_p0.jpg?v=1772800667","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169189322","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}