Let Us Go Then, You and I

by eliot-t-s

This selection, made by Eliot himself, includes many of his most celebrated works, including 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', The Waste land, and 'The Hollow Men'.

Genres: Poetry, Classics

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Nyx · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty quick read. Enjoyed most of the pieces, particularly the last section: Choruses from the ‘rock’.

[māris šteinbergs · Rating 5 out of 5]

mīlu šo vīrieti un he can do no wrong

[Kevin J · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t feel qualified to review Eliot’s poetry. It can be difficult and there is much I don’t understand. However, I am drawn towards the beautiful language and the profound and spiritual insights it sometimes gives me a glimpse of. The symbolism is always striking, and his struggle towards Christianity greatly affecting. I personally find Ash Wednesday deeply moving, and beautifully lyrical. This book of Eliot’s own selections is a good sample of his major works barring Four Quartets. It is a good place to start. These are poems for life.
On commenting how difficult I find Eliot, a student of his work recommended I allow the language to ‘wash over me’ and be open to understanding - good advice.

[Rachel Louise Atkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like TS Eliot even though I feel like I shouldn’t. But Prufrock and The Waste Land are two poems I never get tired of reading. And it was good to read others like Ash Wednesday which I hadn’t before and were really alike in their imagery. His later stuff I really can’t get on with and I also just find him really old fashioned as a person. But I relate to Prufrock on a spiritual level so there you go.

[Stefan Grieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great selection of work. Classic lines, whether it's measuring a life out in coffee spoons or the end of the world ending in a whimper. To which I will end this review in whimper, to say I skipped the Wasteland poems as I have read them earlier this year, but will no doubt return to my other collection in years to come. Maybe even when I am, when I am old, and wear my trousers old.

[Jesús Rivera · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do not feel qualified to speak to the quality of the words of the master T.S. Eliot, but I will say that, like others, I never tire of rereading The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Waste Land. I’ll probably keeping reading them till the day I wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

[Julie Barquero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favs: The Hippopotamus, Death by Water, The Hollow Men.
From Ash Wednesday: I, II, V

[Debbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The blurb on the back of this short book states this selection made by Eliot himself. Infact the blurb on the back is the only blurb in the book, no introduction, not even at date is given with each poem, so if your new to Eliot like me then this may be disappointing. I think the back cover is also misleading as it refers to his Old Possums Book of Pratical Cats yet there is nothing included from this work in the book.

Despite a note on the front cover stating " the nations favourite poet as voted for in a BBC poll" there is no reference to this fact anywhere in the book.

The title of the book comes from the first poem on page 3 entitled "The Love Song of Alfred J Prufock".

Disappointing, misleading and a little more effort could have produced a more worthy tribute.

[Kari Mathias · Rating 5 out of 5]

T.S. Eliot always gets me. I am consistently drawn in by his fluidity and use of symbolism. I particularly enjoyed the "Choruses from 'The Rock'" at the end of the book, which is a piece that I have never read before, but would now LOVE to see performed.

[Roberta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short collection which represents all of Eliot's stages in writing, from Prufrock and Sweeney, through The Wasteland, and ending with his religious poetry.

[Lauren Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy T.S. Eliot's poetry, but sometimes it takes some research (which I'm fine with), making it a bit less immersive.