# Edward Fitzgerald — The New State character guide

> Edward Fitzgerald in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fitzgerald

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-the-unity-of-the-social-process

## Who they are

English poet and translator, likely cited for his Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

## In the story

### [VII: The Individual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/vii-the-individual)

Used as an example of a recluse who was nonetheless in vital contact with the thoughts of men, illustrating that social spirit can impose apartness.

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