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Poems of the Orient

by Anonymous
David Timson
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, in the famous translation by Edward Fitzgerald, remains one of the most popular poems. It expressed the fascination of Victorian England with the Orient. Here, it forms the main work, along with other shorter poems by other leading Persian and Indian figures, including Rumi, Sa'di and Rabindranath Tagore. In addition this audiobook is devoted to works written by Western poets on the theme of the East with The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, an excerpt from Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh - one of the best-sellers of the early 19th century.

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Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Edition: Abridged

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  • ISBN: 9781843795780
  • File size: 74643 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 02:35:30

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  • ISBN: 9781843795780
  • File size: 74777 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 02:35:30
  • Number of parts: 2
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Fiction Poetry

Languages

English

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Text Difficulty:9-12

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, in the famous translation by Edward Fitzgerald, remains one of the most popular poems. It expressed the fascination of Victorian England with the Orient. Here, it forms the main work, along with other shorter poems by other leading Persian and Indian figures, including Rumi, Sa'di and Rabindranath Tagore. In addition this audiobook is devoted to works written by Western poets on the theme of the East with The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, an excerpt from Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh - one of the best-sellers of the early 19th century.

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Fiction Poetry