Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam

This is the first and most famous English translation of the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. As a work of English literature FitzGerald's version of these poems, originally written in the Persian language, is a high point of the 19th century and has been greatly influential. Omar Khayyam, (1048—1122), was a Persian mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and poet. His poetic work has eclipsed his fame as a mathematician and scientist.