ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám expresses the carpe diem, or “seize the day, ” theme-a theme that encourages people to enjoy the present moment and make good use of the little time available in life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald (31 March 1809 – 14 June 1883) was an English poet and writer. His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which has kept its reputation and popularity since the 1860s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The work of 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyám was largely unknown in the Western world until it was compiled and translated by Edward FitzGerald in 1859 as the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. The word rubaiyat, the plural of rubai, means quatrains (four-line poems), of which the work is composed.