T. S. Eliot

by Bernard Bergonzi

With its intricate structure and reverberative imagery, Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career. Its greatness is done full justice in this rendition by the Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes. Containing some of the most melodic passages in modern poetry, Four Quartets blends the religious, the philosophical and the personal themes that preoccupied Eliot. The four parts, Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and Little Gidding , are interconnected both by theme and by symbol. A poem of war, of Christianity, of literature and of history, Four Quartets speaks for a whole generation and is an enduring masterpiece.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Reem Rafei · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing casebook to dig deeper into the four quartets, highly recommended!

[Debie Monax · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new foray for me into poetry. I enjoyed the experience of it and enjoyed sharing it in my well read mom books ok club!

[Colin P · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spiritual, metaphysical, and philosophical. Some good lines; felt less evocative than his earlier work.