This article is an encyclopaedia entry based on original research, and it is a sub-section of a multi-themed entry on the celebrated Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet, Omar Khayyam (11th-12th century). It describes in detail the encounter with and reception of, Khayyam’s poetic work in Italy from the nineteenth century to the present: Khayyam’s first appearance in the literary milieu of Italian Decadentism and his later more scholarly appreciation in the academic world, by way of a series of indirect translations from English and French, and a few direct translations from Persian. Moreover, several twentieth-century Italian literary and musical works conceived as homages to Khayyam are listed and discussed in the article. The article estimates 28 different volumes in Italian (to 2013) that present a substantial portion of Khayyam’s poetry to the Italian reader.

Khayyam, Omar. viii. Italian Translations of the Rubaiyat / Casari, Mario. - ELETTRONICO. - (2019), pp. 484-488.

Khayyam, Omar. viii. Italian Translations of the Rubaiyat

CASARI, MARIO
2019

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This article is an encyclopaedia entry based on original research, and it is a sub-section of a multi-themed entry on the celebrated Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet, Omar Khayyam (11th-12th century). It describes in detail the encounter with and reception of, Khayyam’s poetic work in Italy from the nineteenth century to the present: Khayyam’s first appearance in the literary milieu of Italian Decadentism and his later more scholarly appreciation in the academic world, by way of a series of indirect translations from English and French, and a few direct translations from Persian. Moreover, several twentieth-century Italian literary and musical works conceived as homages to Khayyam are listed and discussed in the article. The article estimates 28 different volumes in Italian (to 2013) that present a substantial portion of Khayyam’s poetry to the Italian reader.
2019
Encyclopaedia Iranica
978-90-04-41709-0
Omar Khayyam; letteratura persiana; letteratura italiana
02 Pubblicazione su volume::02d Voce di Enciclopedia/Dizionario
Khayyam, Omar. viii. Italian Translations of the Rubaiyat / Casari, Mario. - ELETTRONICO. - (2019), pp. 484-488.
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