Chosen by Eliot himself, the poems in this volume represent the poet’s most important work before Four Quartets. Included here is some of the most celebrated verse in modern literature-”The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “Gerontion,” “The Waste Land,” “The Hollow Men,” and “Ash Wednesday”-as well as many other fine selections from Eliot’s early work.
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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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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I thought that this book was a great introduction to T. S. Eliot. It contains most of his really famous pieces, including The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, Ash Wednesday, A Love Song for J. Alfred Prufrock, and many others. If you like it, you might also try "Murder in the Cathedral."
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It took me sometime before I could genuinely come to understand and appreciate his poetry: yet, nevertheless, the writings of American-born, anglocized author T.S Eliot have always held a peculiar fascination for me, and, it seems, for a number of other writers and laypeople as well. From the personal yet somehow universal, melancholy and self-doubting music of "The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock" to the wild, multi-cultural, history spanning visions of urban chaos in "The Wasteland", Eliot's oeuvre is rich in religious, political, and philosophical themes, and played an enormous role in shaping the development of poetry in the twentieth-century (not to mention, on an obviously less signficant level, my own writing). Reading Eliot's serious poetry, however, requires a great deal of analytical prowess and is often a rather depressing experience (particularly in the beautiful "Prufrock"): nevertheless, those with patience will find that it is richly rewarding and can be appreciated on a superificial level simply for the entrancing rhythm of the music and haunting nature of the imagery, which, though informed by a number of sources, including Shakespeare, Dante, and Baudelaire, are written in a voice which is always distinctive and wholly original.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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If you can only get one book of poems, get this one. It has the most important poems before "Four Quartets". If you want more,get also "Four Quartets" and "Murder in the Cathedral" or, even better, get the collected poems.
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Really Good
Love TS Eliot and I wanted his book Not kindle etc.. This book was a perfect condition and hes a wonderful poet
Published 1 month ago by tess of the dubervilles
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Great!
Love the book's layout and illustrations. It arrived in a nice package, very well protected, it also arrived on time.
Published 3 months ago by Samuel Urrutia
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Selected Poems of T.S. Eliot
This volume is very thin and poorly printed for the price. There are much better alternatives such as the one by Modern Libraries and the Barnes and Noble Classics edition. Read more
Published 4 months ago by W. B.
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Love, Love, Love this Book
Nice to go back a few years and visit great poetry. For any of you that would like to visit T.S. Eliot again, or those whom wish to acquaint yourselves, this book is for you.
Published 5 months ago by Louella
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Incredible poetry
A classic that never fails me. The language and the imagery are unsurpassed; the book used to live in my handbag, now it lives in my Kindle in my handbag.
Published 12 months ago by Marie Wijkander
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Selected Poems by T. S. Elliot
This book arrived in mint condition and in a timely manner. I'm afraid that the book was hard to understand for me.
Published 20 months ago by Faye
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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. Read more
Published on September 30, 2009 by Morgann
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Some of the World's Finest Poetry (In my incredibly uneducated...
For some reason most poetry does not really resonate with me. One of the only poets I can stand is T.S. Eliot. Read more
Published on June 29, 2008 by Jamie Elliott
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Inspiring
I admit I don't know a lot about poetry. For that reason I acknowledge that my review of Eliot's work is written with deference to other reviewers, i.e. Read more
Published on April 5, 2004 by Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr.
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The great Eliot at his greatest
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... Read more
Published on October 3, 2001 by A Williams
