{"product_id":"2026100008066-secondhand-collected-poems-1909-1962","title":"Collected Poems 1909-1962","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: reset ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew 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.\n\nEliot'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130694803675,"sku":"2026100008066-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1236398a-4566-43cc-b25d-34032eeb4a61.png?v=1786588690","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008066-secondhand-collected-poems-1909-1962","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}