Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam Av Omar Khayyam

<P><B>The best-loved, bestselling poem ever published - a poem that embraces the theme 'seize the moment'</B><br><br>'One thing is certain, that <B>Life flies</B>; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies'<br><br>The epic, beautiful poem Rubaiyat is widely attributed to Omar Khayyam. As much a philosopher as a poet, he was a Persian astronomer, who praised <B>the beauties of nature, the essence of love, the mysteries of existence, the limits of private life and the joys of wine.</B><br><br>Translated in 1857 by Edward Fitzgerald it was originally published in English anonymously, but was later discovered and promoted by the Pre-Raphaelites, who would have emphathised with many of the poem's themes.<br><br>Published here as part of the Great Poets series, it is without doubt one of the greatest works of literature of all time.</P>