Properties (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
poetry
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gptkbp:adaptation |
theatrical performances
films musical compositions |
gptkbp:author |
Omar Khayyam
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired art and literature
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
exploration of nature
exploration of the human condition exploration of spirituality exploration of time exploration of existence exploration of the divine exploration of the self exploration of the afterlife exploration of love and relationships exploration of beauty exploration of the cosmos exploration of knowledge exploration of the universe exploration of joy exploration of sorrow exploration of wisdom exploration of hedonism exploration of the ephemeral nature of life exploration of the quest for meaning reflection of 11th-century Persian culture symbol_of_Persian_literature influence_on_Sufi_thought |
gptkbp:formFactor |
quatrain
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gptkbp:genre |
philosophical poetry
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rubaiyat
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gptkbp:influence |
Western literature
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gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Persian
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
illustrated editions
annotated editions bilingual editions FitzGerald's_translation |
gptkbp:notableQuote |
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou.
Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why. Life is but a dream. The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on. The stars are not for us. |
gptkbp:publishedIn |
1859
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gptkbp:theme |
love
existentialism fate mortality carpe_diem |
gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:Edward_FitzGerald
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