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Literature in Context
T. S. Eliot in Context
T. S. Eliot's work demands much from his readers. The more the reader knows about his allusions and range of cultural reference, the more rewarding his poems, essays and plays are. This book is carefully designed to provide an authoritative and coherent examination of those contexts essential to the fullest understanding of his challenging and controversial body of work. It explores a broad range of subjects relating to Eliot's life and career; key literary, intellectual, social and historical contexts; as well as the critical reception of his oeuvre. Taken together, these chapters sharpen critical appreciation of Eliot's writings and present a comprehensive, composite portrait of one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent men of letters. Drawing on original research, T. S. Eliot in Context is a timely contribution to an exciting reassessment of Eliot's life and works, and will provide a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, students and general readers.
432 pages, Hardcover
First published March 31, 2011
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March 16, 2020
An excellent collection of perspectives on T. S. Eliot from a very international group of scholars. What is particularly valuable about this book is that it collects a number of perspectives on the author with different European, British, and American contexts that help you understand the world Eliot was living in and how very international his poetry and worldview were. Quite a good book, heartily recommended.
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