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ID: #15622
Question
Who translated the 'Rubaiyat of Khayyam' into English?
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1
Thomas Carlyle
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2
Edward Fitzgerald
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3
D. G. Rossetti
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4
William Thackeray
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Explanation
Edward FitzGerald produced the most famous English translation (or adaptation) of ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ in 1859. His version introduced the Persian poet's philosophy to the Western world.