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The man behind the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the life and letters of Edward FitzGerald /
"Its lines and verses have become part of the western literary canon and his translation of this most famous of poems has been continuously in print in for almost a century and a half. But just who was Edward FitzGerald? Was he the eccentric recluse that most scholars would have us believe? Is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, NY :
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the quotations from the letters; A chronology of the life of Edward FitzGerald; Introduction: the man behind the Rubáiyát; Part I FitzGerald from his own words: the relationships and events that shaped his life; 1 Edward FitzGerald: a man of letters; 2 FitzGerald's early years: 1809-29; 3 A young man on the move: 1830-40; 4 Finding his feet as a writer: 1841-55; 5 Creating the Rubáiyát amidst personal crises: 1856-9; 6 New interests in East Anglian life: 1860-71
- 7 Renewal of literary pursuits and contacts: 1872-838 A new appreciation of Edward FitzGerald; Part II Insights into Victorian life and opinions from FitzGerald's letters; 9 A window on the world of the nineteenth century; 10 Writing and reading; 11 The arts; 12 Family and friends; 13 Other interests and views; Part III 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; Notes