The Cambridge introduction to T.S. Eliot / John Xiros Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, John Xiros, 1944- author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to literature.

Cambridge introductions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Criticism and interpretation.

Eliot, T. S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 129 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

T. S. Eliot is not only one of the most important poets of the twentieth century; as literary critic and commentator on culture and society, his writing continues to be profoundly influential. Every student of English must engage with his writing to understand the course of modern literature. This book provides the perfect introduction to key aspects of Eliot's life and work, as well as to the wider contexts of modernism in which he wrote. John Xiros Cooper explains how Eliot was influenced by the intellectual climate of both twentieth-century Britain and America, and how he became a key cultural figure on both sides of the Atlantic. The continuing controversies surrounding his writing and his thought are also addressed. With a useful guide to further reading, this is the most informative and accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Life. Early life, 1888-1914 ; A bohemian life, 1915-1922 ; Man of letters, 1923-1945 ; The sage, 1945-1965

Ch. 2. Contexts. Early influences ; France ; England ; Religion ; Philosophy ; Culture and society ; Romanticism and classicism ; A sense of the past

Ch. 3. Works. Early poems ; "Portrait of a lady" ; "The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock" ; "The Hollow men" ; "Gerontion" ; Poems 1920 ; The Waste land ; The Ariel poems and Ash Wednesday ; Plays ; Cultural criticism ; Four quartets ; Reevaluation

Ch. 4. Critical reception.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16231-9

9780511246593

9780521838887

9780521547598

1-280-70231-1

0-511-61795-X

0-511-24590-4

0-511-24442-8

0-511-24659-5

0-511-56718-9

0-511-24517-3

OCLC:

171139829