T.S. Eliot: The Critical Heritage
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Few poets have provoked as fierce, as sustained, and as consequential a critical debate as T.S. Eliot — and this two-volume anthology gathers the full breadth of that conversation in one indispensable collection. Editor Michael Grant assembles a landmark archive of contemporary reviews, essays, and critical responses to Eliot's work, charting the reception of poems such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets from their first publication through to the mid-twentieth century. The collection presents the unfolding critical discourse in chronological order, allowing readers to witness firsthand how Eliot's reputation was built, contested, and ultimately canonised. Part of Routledge's prestigious Critical Heritage Series, these volumes are an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand not just Eliot's poetry, but the intellectual and cultural climate that shaped its reception. Grant's editorial framework illuminates the shifting tides of Modernist criticism, drawing together voices as diverse as Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf, and F.R. Leavis. For scholars, students, and devoted readers of Eliot alike, this set raises the vital question: what does it mean for a work of art to endure — and who gets to decide?
Author: Michael Grant
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, The Critical Heritage Series (Routledge)
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: good; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure. Usual shelf-wear.
Few poets have provoked as fierce, as sustained, and as consequential a critical debate as T.S. Eliot — and this two-volume anthology gathers the full breadth of that conversation in one indispensable collection. Editor Michael Grant assembles a landmark archive of contemporary reviews, essays, and critical responses to Eliot's work, charting the reception of poems such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets from their first publication through to the mid-twentieth century. The collection presents the unfolding critical discourse in chronological order, allowing readers to witness firsthand how Eliot's reputation was built, contested, and ultimately canonised. Part of Routledge's prestigious Critical Heritage Series, these volumes are an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand not just Eliot's poetry, but the intellectual and cultural climate that shaped its reception. Grant's editorial framework illuminates the shifting tides of Modernist criticism, drawing together voices as diverse as Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf, and F.R. Leavis. For scholars, students, and devoted readers of Eliot alike, this set raises the vital question: what does it mean for a work of art to endure — and who gets to decide?