The Great 'Umar Khayyam : A Global Reception of the Rubáiyát / A.A. Seyed-Gohrab (ed.).
| Other author | Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968- |
| Other author | Project Muse. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden : Leiden University Press, ©2012. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015) |
| Description | 1 online resource (267 pages :) : illustrations (chiefly color) ;. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available: |
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| Series | Iranian studies series Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands) ^A1256473 Book collections on Project MUSE. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyaem (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyaem as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation and the promise of reward or punishment in the hereafter, secularist intellectuals see in him an example of a scientist who scrutinizes the mysteries of the world. Others see a spritual master, a Sufi, who guides people to the truth. This volume collects eighteen essays on the history of the reception of 'Umar Khayyaem in various literary traditions, exporing how his philosophy of doubt, carpe diem, hedonism, and in vino veritas has inspired generations of poets, novelists, painters, musicians, calligraphers and film-makers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Arabic verses translated in English. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012546183 |
| ISBN | 9789400600799 |
| ISBN | 9400600798 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |