Synopses & Reviews
The Poems:
- The Wasteland
- The Hollow Men
- Journey of the Magi from the Ariel Poems
- La Figlia che Piange
- Landscape: New Hampshite, Virginia, Usk, Rannoch, by Glencoe, Cape Ann
- Morning at the Window
- Difficulties of a Statesman from Coriolan
- Sweeney Among the Nightingales
- Whispers of Immortality
- Macavity: the Mystery Cat
- The Four Quartets
- Ash Wednesday
- A Song for the Simeon from the Ariel poems
- Marina from the Ariel poems
- Triumphal March from Coriolan
- O Light Invisible, from The Rock
- The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
- Portrait of a Lady
- Preludes
- Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service
- Murder in the Cathederal: Part II, Opening Chorus
- The Family Reunion: Part II, A Chorus
Synopsis
The Poems:The WastelandThe Hollow MenJourney of the Magi from the Ariel PoemsLa Figlia che PiangeLandscape: New Hampshite, Virginia, Usk, Rannoch, by Glencoe, Cape AnnMorning at the WindowDifficulties of a Statesman from CoriolanSweeney Among the NightingalesWhispers of ImmortalityMacavity: the Mystery CatThe Four QuartetsAsh WednesdayA Song for the Simeon from the Ariel poemsMarina from the Ariel poemsTriumphal March from CoriolanO Light Invisible, from The RockThe Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockPortrait of a LadyPreludesMr. Eliot's Sunday Morning ServiceMurder in the Cathederal: Part II, Opening ChorusThe Family Reunion: Part II, A Chorus
Synopsis
The Poems:
- The Wasteland
- The Hollow Men
- Journey of the Magi from the Ariel Poems
- La Figlia che Piange
- Landscape: New Hampshite, Virginia, Usk, Rannoch, by Glencoe, Cape Ann
- Morning at the Window
- Difficulties of a Statesman from Coriolan
- Sweeney Among the Nightingales
- Whispers of Immortality
- Macavity: the Mystery Cat
- The Four Quartets
- Ash Wednesday
- A Song for the Simeon from the Ariel poems
- Marina from the Ariel poems
- Triumphal March from Coriolan
- O Light Invisible, from The Rock
- The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
- Portrait of a Lady
- Preludes
- Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service
- Murder in the Cathederal: Part II, Opening Chorus
- The Family Reunion: Part II, A Chorus
Synopsis
"The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets" stand as two of the greatest poems of the 20th century. Here, in this remarkable recording, listen as Noble Prize-winning poet/playwright T.S. Eliot performs these two masterpieces in "this excellent reading" (Library Journal).
About the Author
T. S. Eliot, (1888-1965) recast 20th century English poetry with a whole new vocabulary of technique, giving voice to a bold, vibrantly original Modernist style. In addition to his poetry, his body of work includes many landmark critical essays, as well as plays such as The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral. In 1948, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
T. S. Eliot, (1888-1965) recast 20th century English poetry with a whole new vocabulary of technique, giving voice to a bold, vibrantly original Modernist style. In addition to his poetry, his body of work includes many landmark critical essays, as well as plays such as The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral. In 1948, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.