The most famous translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is that by Edward Fitzgerald into English, of which five editions were published between 1859 and 1889.
Many translations into other languages have been published since that time. A number of translators, who were not conversant with the Persian language, chose to translate one of Fitzgerald's versions rather than the original. This project features several of these translations, based on the first, fourth and fifth editions of Fitzgerald.
Translations featured in this recording:
First Edition
French translation by Charles Grolleau
Italian translation by Fulvia Faruffini
German translation by Walter Fraenzel
Spanish translation by Ismael Enrique Arciniegas
Dutch translation by Christiaan Leendert van Balen Jr.
Fourth Edition
Spanish translation by Jose Castellot
Fifth Edition
Italian translation by Mario Chini
French translation by James Henry Hallard
Greek translation by Ernest Crawley
Italian translation by Diego Angeli - Summary by algy pug
Many translations into other languages have been published since that time. A number of translators, who were not conversant with the Persian language, chose to translate one of Fitzgerald's versions rather than the original. This project features several of these translations, based on the first, fourth and fifth editions of Fitzgerald.
Translations featured in this recording:
First Edition
French translation by Charles Grolleau
Italian translation by Fulvia Faruffini
German translation by Walter Fraenzel
Spanish translation by Ismael Enrique Arciniegas
Dutch translation by Christiaan Leendert van Balen Jr.
Fourth Edition
Spanish translation by Jose Castellot
Fifth Edition
Italian translation by Mario Chini
French translation by James Henry Hallard
Greek translation by Ernest Crawley
Italian translation by Diego Angeli - Summary by algy pug
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Introduction - FitzGerald
25:54 - Chapter 2
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - First Edition - FitzGerald
19:19 - Chapter 3
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - First Edition - in French - Grolleau
19:01 - Chapter 4
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - First Edition - in Italian - Faruffini
23:03 - Chapter 5
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - First Edition - in German - Fraenzel
18:18 - Chapter 6
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - First Edition - in Spanish - Arciniegas
16:41 - Chapter 7
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - First Edition - in Dutch - van Balen
19:46 - Chapter 8
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Fourth Edition - FitzGerald
26:56 - Chapter 9
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Fourth Edition - in Spanish - Castellot
22:14 - Chapter 10
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Fifth Edition - FitzGerald
28:31 - Chapter 11
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Fifth Edition - in Italian - Chini
25:44 - Chapter 12
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Fifth Edition - in French - Hallard
28:41 - Chapter 13
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Fifth Edition - in Greek - Crawley
29:32 - Chapter 14
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Fifth Edition - in Italian - Angeli
28:05