Table of Contents
An introductory note to this new impression
Prologue – Four True Graveside Stories
1.
The Fire Temples of Nishāpūr (1048–67)
2.
The Libraries of Samarkand (1068–72)
3.
The Throne Room of Bukhārā (1072–73)
4.
The Palaces of Ispahān (1073–77)
5.
The Boy Triumphs (1077–79)
6.
The Vizier Regrets (1079–84)
7.
The Shah Applauds (1085–89)
8.
The Assassin Stalks (1090–92)
9.
The Queen Turns (1092–93)
10.
The Pilgrim of Babel (1093–94)
11.
The Recluse of Nishāpūr (1094–1108)
12.
The Sage of Khorāsān (1108–31)
Epilogue – The Story of the Rubāiyāt
Appendix I – The Rubāiyāt: A New Translation
Appendix II – The FitzGerald Rubāiyāt of 1859
Appendix III – Omar the Greek
Index
