ENG 470 / 570 Spring 2023

"Past Remnants of The Soul's Rubáiyát" examines Amelia Woodward Truesdell's edition of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam. The topics of the virtual exhibit include physical descriptions and a close reading of a stanza.

Once part of a collection of thirty books, this pocket-edition of the Rubáiyát  of Omar Khayyám is now a part of the Dr. Sigurd H. Peterson Memorial Collection at Oregon State University. This gallery explores the physical attributes and publication history of the Litte Luxart Library… more

This exhibit centers The Rubá'iyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Irish scholar George Roe, and published as The Rubá'iyat of Omar Khayyam: A New Metrical Version Rendered into English From Various Persian Sources.

The exhibit consists of five galleries - the first provides a detailed description of the book, the second is a reflection upon and analysis of gift books and… more

This edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam was published in 1941 with the first and fifth translation by Edward Fitzgerald. 

This exhibit focuses on a gift book edition of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám published circa 1946 with illustrations by M.K. Sett. This edition is housed in Oregon State University’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center as part of a collection of 101 copies of Rubáiyát. This exhibit contains an analysis of different elements of the edition, including a… more

Step into the enchanting world of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with the 1951 Shakespeare House Sullivan Edition, a literary treasure that transcends time and continents. This edition embodies the perfect marriage of captivating illustrations, profound poetry, and exquisite craftsmanship, inviting readers on a journey of introspection and Eastern serenity. Immerse yourself in the… more

By taking a close look at an archived gift book of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, I have analyzed how the status and the history of the Rubáiyát as a gift book creates problems in larger conversations such as Orientalism and the ideology it represents. I have done research to better understand this 1929 edition of the Rubáiyát in how it… more

#83 in the Dr. Sigurd H. Peterson Memorial Collection at Oregon State is two items: A 1920 copyright songbook for a quartet rendition of In a Persian Garden, and a programme for the performance of In a Persian Garden from 1905. What do these pieces add to a collection of mostly illustrated gift books? Why are these two items together, and how did they end up here?

This term project examines the 1947 Random House edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. It explains the basic features of the edition, describes the people and organizations that went into the making of this edition, discusses how it plays into or subverts the Orientalism often common with the Rubáiyát, does a close reading of the relationship between one stanza and its… more

This digital archival experience centers on engagement with a 1920 Ronald Balfour-illustrated copy of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám that is housed in Oregon State University's Special Collection & Archives Research Center. Specifically, the curator describes in detail certain physical, artistic, historical… more