Nearer the heart's desire

By Robert D. Richardson

Subjects: English Poets, Fitzgerald, edward, 1809-1883, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Persian Poets, Great britain, biography, Translators, Authors, english, Omar khayyam, Rubāʻīyāt (Omar Khayyam), Poets, biography, Persian poetry, history and criticism

Description: "Weaving together the biographies of two poets separated by some eight-hundred years, Robert Richardson brings to life one of the most famous-- and ancient works of poetry in all existence"--Front jacket flap.