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The Waste Land and Other Poems
- Narrated by: Ted Hughes
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Summary
The Waste Land and Other Poems by T. S. Eliot is arguably the most influential and important book of poetry produced in the twentieth century. Read by Ted Hughes
Published in 1922, The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time, offering a devastating vision of modern civilization which has lost none of its power.
'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
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in 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.
Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in twentieth-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding', present a rigorous meditation on the spiritual, philosophical and personal themes which preoccupied the author. It was the way in which a private voice was heard to speak for the concerns of an entire generation, in the midst of war and doubt, that confirmed it as an enduring masterpiece.
Critic reviews
"'The Waste Land' is one of the most important poems of the 20th century." (Andrew Motion, Independent)
"Eliot's 'Waste Land' is I think the justification of the 'movement', of our modern experiment, since 1900." (Ezra Pound, letter to Felix E. Schelling)
"'The Waste Land' is unquestionably important, unquestionably brilliant.... One of the most moving and original poems of our time." (Conrad Aiken, New Republic)
"'The Waste Land' is Mr Eliot's greatest achievement." (E. M. Forster)
"'The Waste Land' remains a great positive achievement, and one of the first importance for English poetry. In it a mind fully alive in the age compels a poetic triumph." (F. R. Leavis)
"A damn good poem...about enough, Eliot's poem, to make the rest of us shut up shop." (Ezra Pound)
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- Jade D.
- 05-04-21
simply because
Helped me reclaim my teenage wasteland, through a series of symbols and signs, that only my beautiful mind can navigate. Thank you
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- BobGar
- 24-07-20
Hughes reads Eliot better than Eliot
Eliot needs to be read aloud rather than laboured over on the page. Hughes understands the music .
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- Anonymous User
- 21-12-20
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It's something wonderful when a poet finds a voice and a character that resonates over such a long period of time, Prufrock is one such. Even now nearly a century later he is almost speaking for me and my view of the world. Still a beautiful poem and followed up with The Waste Land which I'm still trying to unravel.
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