☆ The Rubaiyat Collection by Omar Khayyam, translated by Minehito Yano, published by Kokusho Kankokai

☆ The Rubaiyat Collection by Omar Khayyam, translated by Minehito Yano, published by Kokusho Kankokai

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The Complete Rubaiyat
By Omar Khayyam
Translated by Minehito Yano
Published 2005, First Edition
300 pages
Kokusho Kankokai

♦︎ In good condition. The interior is like new.

This is a highly valuable collection that brings together three different translations by Minehito Yano, once hailed as a legendary translation.

Meditations on the pleasures of roses and wine, life and destiny.

How long have I debated and pursued this? It is better to be drunk on wine than to weep over emptiness. Featuring three legendary translations of the Rubaiyat by Minehito Yano. Commentary by Takenori Nanjo and Hiromi Takato.

Table of Contents

Collection of Quatrains
Ancient Persian Poetry: The Book of the Present World
From the Translated Poetry Collection The Black Hunter
The Rubaiyat and Minehito Yano (Takenori Nanjo)
For the Happy Few (Hiromi Takato)
Impressions

Omar Khayyam
A Persian poet born in Nishapur. While generally known as the poet of the Rubaiyat (quatrains), historical records treat him as an astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher. He was involved in the establishment of the Jalali calendar at the behest of Malik-Shah I, the Seljuk Sultan.

Minehito Yano
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1893. He served as President of Tokyo Metropolitan University and Chancellor of Toyo University. He has authored and translated numerous works in diverse fields including English literature, comparative literature, Japanese literature, and poetry. His major works include A Study of Ariake Kamihara and A History of Fin-de-Siècle English Literature, and his translations include Selected Works of Simmons and Silhouette.

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