Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #132 hosted by Algy Pug.
[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community_2012/librivox_community_podcast_132.mp3]Duration: 49min 54s
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám is one of the best loved and most widely translated collections of poetry in world literature. In this podcast, Librivox volunteers discuss different aspects of the Rubaiyat, and we share some excerpts from the many recordings of the Rubaiyat in the Librivox catalogue.
0:00 – Introduction
2:50 – Bob Gonzalez interviews Algy Pug
24:35 – Librivox recordings of the Rubaiyat
38:59 – Amy Gramour’s Rubaiyat project
41:22 – Mostafa with an insider’s view of the Rubaiyat
48:22 – Conclusion
There are many online sources for Rubaiyat material, but one of the best, and one that has often been used as the source for texts in Librivox recordings is the following:
http://www.omarkhayyamnederland.com/
Another excellent source for Rubaiyat material is Richard Brodie’s site:
http://www.therubaiyat.com/
Excerpts from the following Librivox recordings have been used in this podcast:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward Fitzgerald – First Edition
Read by Alaaious
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward Fitzgerald – Fifth Edition
Read by Nathan
Quatrain, translated by H.G Keene
Read by Leonard O’Connor
Quatrain, translated by Sir William Jones
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
18 Quatrains from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, translated by Whitley Stokes
Read by Barty Begley
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward Whinfield
Read by Mostafa, Noel Badrian, Rhonda Federman and DublinGothic
Omar Resung, by Charles Blanden
Read by Cathy Barratt, Bob Gonzalez and Bev Stevens
Quatrains of Omar Khayyám of Nishapur, translated by E.F. Thompson
Read by Elizabeth Klett and Jannie
[Project Currently In Progress]
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, translated by H.M. (Jessie) Cadell
Read by Amy Gramour
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