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One of the best-known, most often quoted English classics. Edward FitzGerald's free translation of skeptical, hedonistic verse attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1122), Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. The 5th edition incorporates FitzGerald's handwritten changes in the 4th edition, and is traditionally printed with the 1st edition. Notes explaining Persian names and unfamiliar terms.Fitzgerald, Edward is the author of 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', published 1990 under ISBN 9780486264677 and ISBN 048626467X.
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