Heretics · Character
Omar Khayyam
A Persian poet and mathematician whose Rubaiyat is discussed in relation to hedonism.
minor
Also known as Omar
First appearance: VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine
Omar Khayyam shows up with force in VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chesterton attacks Omar's philosophy as pessimistic and joyless, arguing his wine-drinking is medicinal and rational, not celebratory.
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