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A Reader's Guide to T.S. Eliot: A Poem-By-Poem Analysis (Reader's Guides) Paperback – March 1, 1998
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- Print length248 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSyracuse University Press
- Publication dateMarch 1, 1998
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.53 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100815605005
- ISBN-13978-0815605003
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No one has examined the poems more sensitively or set down his results more lucidly. His analysis of The Waste Land and of many other poems are the most complete, reliable, and forthright yet written; they are the product of a deep and long knowledge of Eliot’s work. ― Richard Ellmann
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- Publisher : Syracuse University Press; 1st Syracuse University Press ed edition (March 1, 1998)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 248 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0815605005
- ISBN-13 : 978-0815605003
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.53 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #523,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #580 in Poetry Literary Criticism (Books)
- #1,457 in European Poetry (Books)
- #3,212 in Literary Criticism & Theory
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Mr. Williamson's rendering has sustained six editions. Obviously, there is still a demand for this thorough guide.
In short, this has all of the hallmarks of high school essay-writing -- perhaps the author has spent too long in the company of his students. Using 'difficult' language is neither big nor clever if it serves only to obfuscate meaning; here, the wealth of double-negatives, run-on sentences and unexplained, bewildering conjecture is simply not helpful to the reader of an already difficult poet. If the reader works at it, he or she will gleam some benefit from this book - but there are far better, and better written, works out there. If in doubt, take a look at the excerpts on this site -- it may be that the rather purple prose will appeal to some readers; but I regret that where I had hoped for intelligent discourse, I instead found awkwardly adolescent writing that thought itself more clever than it actually was.


