Rubaiyat

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf poetry
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical performances
films
musical compositions
gptkbp:author Omar Khayyam
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired art and literature
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
gptkbp:genre philosophical poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rubaiyat
gptkbp:influence Western literature
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
gptkbp:theme love
existentialism
fate
mortality
carpe_diem
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Edward_FitzGerald