Complete Poems and Plays [Hardcover]

T S Eliot (Author)

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Publication Date: June 5, 1942

Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and Murder in the Cathedral.'Each year Eliot's presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble.' Ted Hughes

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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"'Each year Eliot's presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble.' Ted Hughes" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born is St Louis, Missouri, USA. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Eliot received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Faber and Faber; First edition (June 5, 1942)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571088570
• ISBN-13: 978-0571088577
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, and became a British subject in 1927. The acclaimed poet of The Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. T.S. Eliot died in 1965 in London, England, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure unadulterated T.S. Eliot, February 13, 2007

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This review is from: Complete Poems and Plays (Paperback)

A wonderful volume for those interested in T.S. Eliot. Be warned! Does not contain any annotations (other than Eliot's) or introductions. You get the texts and thats it. This is a wonderful investment, but just make sure you buy a Companion or a Study on Eliot to go along with it. Unless of course you have studied T.S. Eliot before and know what your doing.