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The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ n Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit n Shall lure it back to cancel half a line n Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it. n n In the rubaiyat (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its Orientalism offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole n Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poems vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was discovered two years later its first admirers n included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlins richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGeralds lyrical meditation on human death and fate. n ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. n
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