Selected Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156806479 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He moved to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965
. Eliot died in 1965. About the AuthorThomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He moved to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948
Chosen by Eliot himself, the poems in this volume represent the poet's most important work before Four Quartets. Alfred Prufrock," "Gerontion," "The Waste Land," "The Hollow Men," and "Ash Wednesday"-as well as many other fine selections from Eliot's early work.. Included here is some of the most celebrated verse in modern literature-"The Love Song of J
"A good introduction" according to T. Rehfeldt. If you care at all about modern poetry then you have to know something about Ezra Pound. His own poetry is beautiful, lyrical, sometimes mystical, and has a delicate respect for language. In addition he translated much Chinese poetry and produced the best translations of poems in the Catalan language. His influence is virtually endless. He was a very strong influence on T. S. Eliot, W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Hemingway, Hilda Dolittle, Marianne Moore, Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, Robert Fros. "The great Eliot at his greatest" according to A Williams. T.S. Eliot is a major figure in 20th century literature for criticism, publishing and poetry. On the critical front he is known for his �rediscovery� of the Metaphysical poets Donne and Marvell, his collections of essays �The Sacred Wood� and �The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism�; as a publisher he was a director of Faber and built up a stable of �modern� poets such as Auden and Ezra Pound.It is, however, for his poetry that. Fantastic Works, But Be Warned T.S. is not for the novice reader. If you're going to delve into this book, take a good drink with you. As I read TS's poetry, I am reminded of the style of William Faulkner, in terms of diffculty in understanding and comprehension - except in poetry. You'll read his poems over two and three, maybe ten times before any sense is made. However, once you grasp the concept, you'll never forget it. I think TS's poetry are his best works. His lectures are fantastic also. If this is your first TS work, kudos for having guts