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- Title
The Benefits of Reading the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám as Pastoral.
- Authors
Albano, Giuseppe
- Abstract
The article offers poetry criticism of "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám," a collection of Persian poems attributed to Omar Khayyám and translated into French by Edward FitzGerald. It examine the significance of the categorization of the poetry collection as a work of pastoral poetry. The author highlights the theme of alcohol and wine consumption in the work and discusses the religious and mystical aspects of the poetry.
- Subjects
RUBAIYAT of Omar Khayyam, The (Poem : Khayyam); LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); OMAR Khayyam, 1048-1131; FITZGERALD, Edward, 1809-1883; PASTORAL poetry; WINE in literature; PERSIAN poetry, 747-1500; MYSTICISM in literature; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.0.0010