Omar Khayyam

Khayyam, known as a poet, is in fact expert in various sciences

Tehran, IRNA – Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Khayyam used quatrains, the most compressed form of Persian classic poetry, to express the gist of his thoughts. Although he did not call himself a poet, he is much better known as a poet rather than having any other social position and this is because English poet Edward FitzGerald was the first person who introduced this Persian genius to the world as poet.
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Khayyam’s quatrains comforter of soldiers’ pains in world wars

Mashhad, IRNA – When European soldiers were facing severe psychological stresses during the two world wars, they read quatrains of renowned Iranian Poet Omar Khayyam to find comfort in the harsh situation of conflicts, an Iranian thinker said.
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Spanish students interested in Persian literature course

Bushehr, IRNA – Two Iranian professors held an introductory course on classic Persian literature in University of Córdoba which was widely received by Spanish students.
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