{"product_id":"9781399614122","title":"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam : The best-loved, bestselling poem ever published (by Omar Khayyam)","description":"\u003ch4\u003eSeries: The Great Poets\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-loved, bestselling poem ever published - a poem that embraces the theme 'seize the moment''One thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies'The epic, beautiful poem Rubaiyat is widely attributed to Omar Khayyam. As much a philosopher as a poet, he was a Persian astronomer, who praised the beauties of nature, the essence of love, the mysteries of existence, the limits of private life and the joys of wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated in 1857 by Edward Fitzgerald it was originally published in English anonymously, but was later discovered and promoted by the Pre-Raphaelites, who would have emphathised with many of the poem's themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished here as part of the Great Poets series, it is without doubt one of the greatest works of literature of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49386292543715,"sku":"9781399614122","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781399614122.jpg?v=1783619336","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.live\/products\/9781399614122","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}