T. S. Eliot: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Steve Ellis

Book Overview

T. S. Eliot is one of the most celebrated twentieth-century poets and one whose work is practically synonymous with perplexity. Eliot is perceived as extremely challenging due to the multi-lingual references and fragmentation we find in his poetry and his recurring literary allusions to writers including Dante, Shakespeare, Marvell, Baudelaire, and Conrad.

There is an additional difficulty for today's readers that Eliot probably didn't envisage:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184706017X
• ISBN13: 9781847060174
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"