Author: trans. Edward Fitzgerald
Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Description: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Pogany's illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, with twenty-four plates in colour. 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' refers to Edward Fitzgerald's 1859 translation of a selection of Persian quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1131). By the 1880s, the work was extremely successful, and had been published in a number of editions. It has since inspired countless translations into other languages. Fitzgerald's translation was loose and interpretive, referred to by its author as 'transmogrification', to the extent that some consider the translation poetry in its own right separate of its source material.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.Illustrated with twenty-four plates in colour by Hungarian Art-Nouveau illustrator, Willie Pogany. Collated, complete.A marvellous edition of this popular work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some wear to the extremities and the tail of the spine. Gilt detail to the cover has worn off. Internally, generally bright and clean. Pages are a touch age-toned, but otherwise clean. Very Good . Ill.: Willie Pogany. Very Good .
Keywords: Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald World Literature Omar Khayyam Willie Pogany
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Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Description: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Pogany's illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, with twenty-four plates in colour. 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' refers to Edward Fitzgerald's 1859 translation of a selection of Persian quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1131). By the 1880s, the work was extremely successful, and had been published in a number of editions. It has since inspired countless translations into other languages. Fitzgerald's translation was loose and interpretive, referred to by its author as 'transmogrification', to the extent that some consider the translation poetry in its own right separate of its source material.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.Illustrated with twenty-four plates in colour by Hungarian Art-Nouveau illustrator, Willie Pogany. Collated, complete.A marvellous edition of this popular work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some wear to the extremities and the tail of the spine. Gilt detail to the cover has worn off. Internally, generally bright and clean. Pages are a touch age-toned, but otherwise clean. Very Good . Ill.: Willie Pogany. Very Good .
Keywords: Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald World Literature Omar Khayyam Willie Pogany
Price: GBP 350.00 = appr. US$ 499.79 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 778R10
- Book number: 778R10
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