The Wine of Wisdom

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Loved by the free-spirited, hated by his orthdox peers; a stranger in both his homeland and the West: the complexities and contradictions surrounding the life of Omar Khayyam are reconstructed for the first time in this authoritative new book. Engagingly written, this comprehensive study draws on a host of sources, placing Khayyam within the context of his own time, and exploring, through his philosophy and poetry, this lifelong preoccupation with such timeless themes as life and death, faith and reason, freewill and fate. Aminraavi offers fresh insights, not only into the Ruba’iyyat, but also into Khayyam’s lasting influence on Western literature from Mark Twain to T.S. Eliot, and his role in the creation of the Orientalist tradition. With original renderings of Khayyam’s key philosophical works, and a full version of FitzGerald’s famous translation, this new biography will prove fascinating for general readers, while scholars and students will find this significant new contribution to the field of Persian Studies essential reading.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mehdi Aminrazavi

Mehdi Aminrazavi is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. He is an expert in Islamic thought and medieval philosophy, and has edited or authored several books in these areas, including an anthology of Philosophy in Persia (with S.H. Nasr, Oxford University Press, 1999). He is the recipient of numerous prizes and honours for both his research and his teaching, and is a member of the editorial board for several journals. Dr. Aminrazavi's preoccupation with the legacy of Omar Khayyam dates from his childhood visits to Nayshabur, where he heard for the first time the powerful message in the poetry being recited around the poet's tomb; simple words which have proved inspirational to thousands.

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Title
The Wine of Wisdom
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
1851683550
Length
viii+396p., Plates; Figures; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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