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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is one of the most celebrated works of world literature, known globally through its English translation.
Original Poet: Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
— Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet
— Born in Nishapur, Persia (modern-day Iran)
— Rubaiyat = collection of Rubaʿi (quatrains/four-line verses)
— Themes: Wine, love, the transience of life, and philosophical skepticism
English Translator: Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883)
— English poet and writer
— Published his famous translation in 1859
— Title: "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam"
— His version is a free translation/adaptation rather than a strict literal version
— Became enormously popular across the English-speaking world
Famous lines from FitzGerald's version:
"A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread—and Thou / Beside me singing in the Wilderness—"
Distinguishing from wrong options:
✗ Scott Fitzgerald: F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist (The Great Gatsby, 1925)
✗ Thomas Fitzgerald & William Fitzgerald: Not associated with this work
Source: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam — Edward FitzGerald (1859); History of Persian Literature.