| 1123 AD | 1123 AD - Today is the anniversary of the passing, in 1123, of the great poet Omar Khayyám. He was born in Nishapur, Iran, and originally named Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi Khayyámi, but as soon as he opened a checking account he changed it to ...Today is the anniversary of the passing, in 1123, of the great poet Omar Khayyám. He was born in Nishapur, Iran, and originally named Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi Khayyámi, but as soon as he opened a checking account he changed it to plain Omar. In Persian, Khayyám means 'tentmaker' and if we all did as directed by our surnames, Omar might have ended up working in an Iranian branch of Millets. Instead, he went on to write that great poetic ...  Show more  Show lesswww.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3648516/From-bad-to-verse.html
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| 1839 | 1839 - One of the most notable of recent editions of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is just ready. The text chosen for this beautiful reprint is that of the first FitzGerald version, which was originally issued bearing the imprint of Bernard Quaritch, London, in 1839. The ...One of the most notable of recent editions of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is just ready. The text chosen for this beautiful reprint is that of the first FitzGerald version, which was originally issued bearing the imprint of Bernard Quaritch, London, in 1839. The present edition, like the original, contains but seventy-five quatrains instead of the hundred and one which appeared in later editions. It also contains the famous opening * quatrain, which most authorities agree in ... Show more Show lessselect.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B1EF93F5B11738DDDAB0994D8415B818CF1D3
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| 1859 | 1859 - In fact most people only know Omar Khayyam for the 101 individual quatrains translated and arranged by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. Fitzgerald's work was more than an ordinary translation, one critic wrote, it was so inspired that some people believed it was an ...www.amazon.com/review/R2FCEQNWZRKGOY
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| Jan 15, 1859 - At this time, the name with which he has been so closely identified first occurs in FitzGerald's correspondence—"Hafiz and Omar Khayyám ring like true metal." On 15 January 1859, a little anonymous pamphlet was published as The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. In the ...At this time, the name with which he has been so closely identified first occurs in FitzGerald's correspondence—"Hafiz and Omar Khayyám ring like true metal." On 15 January 1859, a little anonymous pamphlet was published as The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. In the world at large, and in the circle of FitzGerald's particular friends, the poem seems at first to have attracted no attention. The publisher allowed it to gravitate to the fourpenny or even (as he afterwards boasted) to ... Show more Show lessen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_FitzGerald_(poet)
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| 1884 | Nov 1884 - In the Century Magazine for November, 1884, will be found a very illuminating article by Mr. HE Scudder, entitled, " Vedder's Accompaniment to the Song of Omar Khayyam." 6 RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM.books.google.com.au/books?id=0_U-AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA16
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| 1897 | Dec 1897 - An address delivered by the Hon. John Hay before the Omar Khayyam Club, London, December, 1897. In Fitzgerald, E. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam... New York, Brentano's [189 ?] p7-13; also in Fitzgerald, E. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. . . New York, The Critic со.books.google.com.au/books?id=o3PxIymtu0UC&pg=PA85
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| 1899 | Jun 10, 1899 - The appearance of the Fitz Gerald translation of the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" in Macmillan's Golden Treasury Series would mark it as a ... Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Rcm!ered into English verse by F. Fitx clo:'ald, with accompaniment of drawings i)y ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70912FA3F5414728DDDA90994DE405B8985F0D3
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| 1912 | 1912 - In 1912, he is a British secret agent who has been sent to retrieve a priceless copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The open-ended gameplay allows the player to either follow the storyline by solving puzzles or simply explore the rooms of the ship. The main plot ...In 1912, he is a British secret agent who has been sent to retrieve a priceless copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The open-ended gameplay allows the player to either follow the storyline by solving puzzles or simply explore the rooms of the ship. The main plot of the adventure game revolves around recovering the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which is revealed to have been stolen earlier in the year and is now suspected of being in the possession of Zeitel, a German Oberst (Colonel ... Show more Show lesswww.bookrags.com/wiki/Titanic:_Adventure_Out_of_Time
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| 1946 | Jul 29, 1946 - Therefore, in order to assure yourself the present low price-as well as to receive your free copy of THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM -we suggest that you ... Please enroll me as a Trial Member and send me, FREE, the beautiful De Luxe Classics Club Edition of THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/463291122.html?dids=463291122:463291122&FMT=CITE& FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+29%2C+1946&author...
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| 2002 | Apr 19, 2002 - Omar Khayyam and the ever-enchanting Rubaiyat, BUSINESS TIMES ... find Business Times (Malaysia) articles. 00-00-0000 EVERY time I read something poetical that is beautiful, it is always as if a part of me sings along... www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-52439465.html?refid=gnews_1108
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