Collected Poems 1909-1962
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Edition: reset ed.,
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Few voices in the twentieth century have reshaped the landscape of English-language poetry as profoundly as T.S. Eliot's, and Collected Poems 1909-1962 stands as the definitive testament to that seismic achievement. This essential volume gathers the full arc of Eliot's poetic output — from the sharp urban irony of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and the fragmented despair of The Waste Land, through the serene spiritual meditations of Four Quartets — presenting readers with a complete portrait of a mind restlessly interrogating modernity, faith, and the human condition. Eliot's verse is characterised by its extraordinary range: at once erudite and visceral, drawing on mythology, theology, and the rhythms of everyday speech to construct poems of inexhaustible depth. His work essentially invented the grammar of modern poetry, pioneering a fragmented, allusive style that influenced every serious poet who followed. Collected Poems 1909-1962 is not merely a retrospective — it is a living document of the twentieth century's anxieties and aspirations, one that rewards each rereading with new layers of meaning.
Author: T.S. Eliot
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Faber and Faber
Genre: Poetry
Edition: reset ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears; price clipped. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Page Condition: good; foxing on book block . Markings: whiteout and inscriptions on feps, minor markings on content pages.
Few voices in the twentieth century have reshaped the landscape of English-language poetry as profoundly as T.S. Eliot's, and Collected Poems 1909-1962 stands as the definitive testament to that seismic achievement. This essential volume gathers the full arc of Eliot's poetic output — from the sharp urban irony of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and the fragmented despair of The Waste Land, through the serene spiritual meditations of Four Quartets — presenting readers with a complete portrait of a mind restlessly interrogating modernity, faith, and the human condition. Eliot's verse is characterised by its extraordinary range: at once erudite and visceral, drawing on mythology, theology, and the rhythms of everyday speech to construct poems of inexhaustible depth. His work essentially invented the grammar of modern poetry, pioneering a fragmented, allusive style that influenced every serious poet who followed. Collected Poems 1909-1962 is not merely a retrospective — it is a living document of the twentieth century's anxieties and aspirations, one that rewards each rereading with new layers of meaning.