تی. اس. الیوت

by Allen Tate, علی‌اصغر بهرامی (Translator)

زندگی و آثار بزرگترین شاعر قرن بیستم

Genres: Poetry, Criticism, Literary Criticism, Biography

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Poetry of especially known American writer and editor John Orley Allen Tate includes "Ode to the Confederate Dead" (1926); a leading exponent of New Criticism, he edited the Sewanee Review from 1944 to 1946.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Tate

Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book of 26 essays, edited by Allen Tate, gives a perspective on the live of TS Eliot as both a poet and critic. The essays were written by friends and colleagues of Eliot and they paint a picture of a taciturn genius who was generous to his friends.

Published in 1966, it presumes the reader has a working knowledge of both Latin and French so no translations are given. I got oddly hung up on quotations and had to use Google translation, which disrupted the flow of the reading. My fault but still these essays are from another time and were cumbersome to follow. I am left feeling subpar as a reader, so my 3 star rating is probably one of petulance.

[Janeil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somewhat dry. I read this for a reading challenge. While I learned a great deal about Eliot, It was not an enjoyable read.