Download or read book Influence of Epicurean Thought on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam written by Craig A. Leisy and published by Shires Press. This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omar Khayyam (1048-1123 CE), an astronomer and mathematician famous in his own time, is best known today as the author of remarkable verses of poetry on a variety of philosophical subjects including: the meaning of life and death, the existence and nature of god, free will and predestination, and the problem of evil. A collection of his verses was translated by the nineteenth century English poet Edward FitzGerald and published in 1859 as the, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. The freethinker philosophy of Omar Khayyam, as expressed in his verses, was out of step with his society in the medieval Islamic world. However, his thinking was consistent with that of other freethinkers in the Middle East and may be traced to materialists in ancient Greece such as Democritus (atomism), and Epicurus (341-271 BCE). This book explores evidence that the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, and other poets in the medieval Islamic world, were influenced by the freethinkers in ancient Greece, the source of the conflict between science and religion.
Download or read book A Study of Edward Fitzgerald s Treatment of the Philosophical Thought of Omar Khayyam written by Emily Harris and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Epicurean Philosophy and Its Influence on Human Thought Primary Source Edition written by Carl Nicholas Conrad and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Dynamic Reading written by Brooke Holmes and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic Reading examines the reception history of Epicureanism in the West, focusing in particular on the ways in which it has provided conceptual tools for defining how we read and respond to texts, art, and the world more generally.
Download or read book Aspects of Death and Their Effects on the Living written by Frederick Parkes Weber and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam written by Omar Khayyam and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of Omar's Rubaiyat warn us of the danger of Greatness, the instability of Fortune, and while advocating Charity to all Men, recommending us to be too intimate with none. Attar makes Nizam-ulMulk use the very words of his friend Omar [Rub. xxviii.], "When Nizam-ul-Mulk was in the Agony (of Death) he said, 'Oh God! I am passing away in the hand of the wind.
Download or read book The Wine of Wisdom written by Mehdi Amin Razavi and published by ONEWorld Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representative of the exotic and erotic east, prophet of hedonism, championf free thinkers, Omar Khayyam and his Ruba'iyyat have been the stuff ofegend for centuries. This important work marks the first attempt to look athayyam's impact on the worlds of science, philosophy and poetry. Uniting aersonal journey with scholarly ambition, Aminrazavi's work debunks the mythsurrounding the legend to uncover the real Khayyam. From his extraordinaryife, through his inspirational poetry, to his neglected philosophical andcientific writings and his considerable influenceon leading Western literaryigures, including Mark Twain and T. S. Eliot, this is a unique journey intohe heard and mind of the author of the Ruba'iyyat.
Download or read book The Confluence of Wisdom Along the Silk Road written by Mostafa Vaziri and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries along the vibrant cultural corridor of the Silk Road of Central Asia, philosophers and thinkers from Hellenic, Chinese and Indian traditions debated existential issues. Out of this stimulating milieu, the iconic poet-mathematician Omar Khayyam emerged in the eleventh century, advancing a transformative intercultural philosophy in his poetic work, the Rubaiyat. Vaziri traces the themes of Khayyam’s Rubaiyat back to the highly influential philosophical traditions of the Silk Road and uncovers fascinating parallels in original works by Heraclitus, Zhuangzi (Daoism), Nagarjuna (Mahayana Buddhism), and the Upanishads. In addition, Vaziri’s elegant translation and unique classification of the verses of the Rubaiyat reveal an existential roadmap laid out by Khayyam. In this pioneering volume, Vaziri not only fuses the multiple disciplines of literature, philosophy, culture, history and medicine but also takes the approach of the Rubaiyat to a new level, presenting it as a source of wisdom therapy that stands the test of time in the face of doubt and confusion, offering a platform for self-restoration.
Download or read book The Rub y t of Omar Khayy m written by Edward FitzGerald and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and numbering about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám (1048-1131), a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. A ruba'i is a two-line stanza with two parts (or hemistichs) per line, hence the word rubáiyát (derived from the Arabic language root for "four"), meaning "quatrains". Mystical interpretation "Wine of the Mystic" by Paramahansa Yogananda, is an illustrated interpretation of the FitzGerald translation. Each quatrain is accompanied with Persian text, a glossary of terms, Yoganada's spiritual interpretation, and practical interpretation. It won the 1994 Benjamin Franklin Award in the field of Religion. Yogananda makes an argument for the mystical basis of Khayyam's Rubaiyat. In Who is the Potter? , Abdullah Dougan, a Naqshbandi Sufi, provides a verse-by-verse commentary of the Rubaiyat. Dougan says that while Omar is a minor Sufi teacher compared to the giants - Rumi, Attar and Sana'i, for us he is a marvelous man because we can feel for him and understand his approach. The work is much more accessible than Sana'i's for instance; "Every line of the Rubaiyat has more meaning than almost anything you could read in Sufi literature". Dougan says that the many critics of Fitzgerald miss the point as he is only an instrument for what Allah wanted to happen - there have been many more literally correct translations, but Fitzgerald's is divine inspiration, something far superior, a miracle. In Dougan's opinion, while many read the Rubaiyat literally and hence see Omar as a materialist, he is in fact a spiritual teacher and is much maligned because people do not understand him. Abdullah Dougan says the work is deeply esoteric and "if you approach the quatrains with that in mind, the poem will have a tremendous impact on you as you try to understand it." Religious beliefs were deeply instilled in the people of the time, which gave much influence to the clergy, and the prosecution of poets who made statements contradictory to religious messages were prevalent, as was the case with Hafiz (whose house was raided several times, and was forced to burn some of his more liberal poems) and Ferdowsi (who was branded a heretic and was not permitted to be buried in the Muslims graveyard). The mystic interpretation of themes in poetry which were contrary to Islamic teachings became popular after the Safavid dynasty rise to power and the establishing of Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of Iran. At this time poets such as Ferdowsi (who glorified the pre-Islamic Iran and patriotism), Hafiz (with his Epicurean view on life) and Khayyam (with openly agnostic themed poetry) had already found their roots among Iranian culture and their works were looked upon as masterpieces of Persian literature. In order to justify their popularity and lay "credence" to their messages, many Haram themes were interpreted as having hidden mystical meanings and parallels were drawn between verses and Shi'a themes and traditions. Some religious hardliners however repudiated Khayyam and the like altogether (and to a lesser extent still do today). Putting aside all this Khayyam never identified himself as a Sufi nor did anyone in his time. In fact on several occasions he mocks the devoutly religious who criticize the non religious.
Download or read book The Influence of the Epicurean Doctrine on the Poetry of Horace written by Barbara Jean Bingham and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Victorian Poetry written by Isobel Armstrong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a work that is uniquely comprehensive and theoretically astute, Isobel Armstrong rescues Victorian poetry from its longstanding sepia image as `a moralised form of romantic verse', and unearths its often subversive critique of nineteenth-century culture and politics.
Download or read book Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam written by Omar Khayyam and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism written by Jessica Bomarito and published by Nineteenth-Century Literature. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents literary criticism on the works of nineteenth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, broadsheets, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Criticism includes early views from the author's lifetime as well as later views, including extensive collections of contemporary analysis.
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Download or read book Quatrains of Omar Khayyam Astronomer Poet of Persia written by Mitra Ara and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omar Khayyam (11th-12th centuries CE), a celebrated polymath, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher is best known as a Persian poet and author of the RubÄ â ~iyÄ t, but his validity as a poet is highly debated. To address this, this book focuses on 100 quatrains that have been authenticated by three known Persian authorities. To bring out Khayyamâ (TM)s voice, inner feelings and thoughts, this unique bilingual volume provides the Persian originals side-by-side with their literal translations in English. This serves to bring the reader closer to the originals, and allows them to make connections and draw conclusions according to their time and place in life.
