T. S. Eliot: The Making of an American Poet, 1888-1922

by James E. Miller Jr.

Book Overview

Late in his life T. S. Eliot, when asked if his poetry belonged in the tradition of American literature, replied: "I'd say that my poetry has obviously more in common with my distinguished contemporaries in America than with anything written in my generation in England. That I'm sure of. . . . In its sources, in its emotional springs, it comes from America." In T. S. Eliot: The Making of an American Poet, James Miller offers the first sustained account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271027622
• ISBN13: 9780271027623
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"