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Essay Galaxy - Analysis of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Analysis of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents an interesting
challenge to any reader trying to sort through its heavy symbolism and not-
so-obvious theme. Not only does the poem provide us with a compelling
surface story, but a second look at the text can reveal a rich collection
of seperate meanings hidden in the poem's objective descriptions and
sprawling narrative-which in the space of a few pages includes such
disparate characters as the Moon, God, the Snake (and his traditional
Christian neighborhood, Paradise), the "Balm of Life", not to mention
nearly every animal and sexual symbol the human mind can come up with.
Obviously, on one level, the poem can present itself in a
fairly straightforward manner in the vein of CARPE DIEM. In the third
stanza, the author writes, "'Open then the Door!/ You know how little while
we ....
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