The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Life and Letters of Edward Fitzgerald

ISBN-13: 9781784536596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 288 str.

Bill Martin; Sandra Mason

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Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is one of the best known poems in the English language.

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Contents Introduction – The Man behind the Rubáiyát Acknowledgements A brief chronology of the life of Edward FitzGerald Note on the quotations from the letters List of illustrations Part 1 Learning about FitzGerald from his own words - the relationships and events that shaped his life 1. Edward FitzGerald, a man of letters 2. 1809-29 – FitzGerald’s early years 3. 1830-40 – A young man on the move 4. 1841-55 – Finding his feet as a writer 5. 1856-59 – Creating the Rubáiyát despite personal crises 6. 1860-71 – New interests in East Anglian life 7. 1872-83 – Renewal of literary pursuits and contacts 8. A new appreciation of Edward FitzGerald Part 2 Insights into Victorian life and opinions - as portrayed by FitzGerald in his letters 9. A window on the world of the 19th century 10. Writing and reading FitzGerald’s own writings Contemporary poetry Contemporary novels Other contemporary writing Greek and Latin classics Shakespeare Other English classics French, Italian and German literature Spanish literature Persian literature and other oriental works Writings by FitzGerald’s friends Miscellaneous writings 11. The arts Theatre Music Pictures and artworks 12. Family and friends FitzGerald family School friends University friends Neighbours Literary friends Artistic friends Other friends and acquaintances 13. Other interests and views Current affairs Religion Travel Leisure activities Nature and countryside Food and drink Personal matters Part 3 Background information and additional analyses Appendix 1 – The people whom FitzGerald knew Appendix 2 – The places where FitzGerald lived and stayed Appendix 3 – FitzGerald’s library and literary remains Appendix 4 – A statistical analysis of FitzGerald’s letters Bibliography Notes and references Index