The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tonight, for our Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus episode, we’ll read from "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" translated poetically into English by Edward Fitzgerald. This first edition, inspired by Persian rhymed quatrains, together known as a “rubaiyat”, were rooted in the 11th to 12th century. They reflect the philosophical musings of the original author Khayyam who was not only a poet, but an accomplished mathematician and astronomer. As a seminal piece of Persian literature, the collection delves into themes related to the transience of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness amidst the inevitability of death. The content of the "Rubaiyat" encapsulates a dialogue between the speaker and the cosmos, often expressed through the metaphor of wine and revelry. The Rubáiyát also made its way into American pop culture, perhaps most charmingly in the classic 1957 musical The Music Man. In one scene, it’s cited as one of the books the mayor’s wife wants banned from the town library. The book’s verses are condemned for their supposed licentiousness—proof, perhaps, of just how intoxicating these quatrains have always been. Though in truth, the work is more meditative than scandalous, filled with musings on time, nature, and the fleeting sweetness of life. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ Deluxe to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:32.7	Tonight, for our snoozecast plus deluxe bonus episode, we'll read from the rubyat of
1:39.1	Omar Kayam, translated poetically into English by Edward Fitzgerald.
1:45.0	The first edition, inspired by Persian rhymed quatrains, together known as Arubiat, were rooted in the 11th to 12th century.
1:57.0	They reflect the philosophical musings of the original author, Kayam, who is not only a poet,
2:05.6	but an accomplished mathematician and astronomer.
2:10.6	As a seminal piece of Persian literature, the collection delves into themes related to transients of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness amidst the inevitability of death.
2:26.8	The content of the rubiat encapsulates a dialogue between the speaker and the cosmos, often expressed through the metaphor of wine
2:36.5	and revelry.
2:39.6	The Rubiot also made its way into American pop culture, perhaps most charmingly in the
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