| Description |
xi, 129 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge introductions to literature |
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Cambridge introductions to literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Life. Early life, 1888-1914 ; A bohemian life, 1915-1922 ; Man of letters, 1923-1945 ; The sage, 1945-1965 -- Ch. 2. Contexts. Early influences ; France ; England ; Religion ; Philosophy ; Culture and society ; Romanticism and classicism ; A sense of the past -- Ch. 3. Works. Early poems ; "Portrait of a lady" ; "The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock" ; "The Hollow men" ; "Gerontion" ; Poems 1920 ; The Waste land ; The Ariel poems and Ash Wednesday ; Plays ; Cultural criticism ; Four quartets ; Reevaluation -- Ch. 4. Critical reception. |
| Summary |
"T.S. Eliot was not only one of the most important poets of the twentieth century; as literary critic and commentator on culture and society, his writing continues to be profoundly influential. Every student of English must engage with his writing to understand the course of modern literature. This book provides the perfect introduction to key aspects of Eliot's life and work, as well as to the wider contexts of modernism in which he wrote. [Cooper] explains how Eliot was influenced by the intellectual climate of both twentieth-century Britain and America, and how he became a major cultural figure on both sides of the Atlantic. The continuing controversies surrounding his writing and his thought are also addressed."--P. [i]. |
| Subject |
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Added Title |
T.S. Eliot |
| ISBN |
9780521838887 |
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0521838886 |
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9780521547598 paperback |
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0521547598 paperback |
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