About this title: As a poet, Eliot was constantly in search of new forms, and he found his voice in a combination of precise imagery, ironic wit, and the juxtaposition of disparate elements presented without explanation of their relationship to each other. His poetry is also significant for the way in which it refers to past works of literature, history, and philosophy, many of them obscure, as a way of enriching not only its own meaning but the function of language itself. Eliot was also interested in preserving the vast cultural heritage from the past that underlies every work of art. Oddly enough, however, ...
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Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine, attractive. Clean, unmarked, tight, square. Dj rubbed, otherwise minimal wear. vii, 392 p. 24 cm. Light blue and gray half cloth over boards, with gilt spine printing. Includes: music, index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World Inc., New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Light moisture stain on most of front cover, and front lower hinge loosening. Former owner's name first free page. Otherwise clean and unmarked copy. vii, 392 p. 25 cm. Last page before index: music score, 'One-eyed Riley'. Green cloth covered boards; blue & silver oval title box. Collected Poems 1909-1935; Four Quartets; Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats; Murder in the Cathedral; The Family Reunion; The Cocktail Party. Indeces by Title and by First Line. read more
Edition: Book Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 1952-11-20
ISBN-13:9780151211852ISBN:015121185X
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and World, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. vii, 392 p. : music; 24 cm. Includes Music. Includes indexes. Spine is beginning to seperate on cover page read more
Description: Harcourt, Brace, & World, c.1971, hardcover, indexed, ; Pages bright, tight and solid, small stain on top edge, still VERY GOOD, in an attractive GOOD+ dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. A nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket has corner wear. vii, 392 p. 25 cm. Includes indexes. Includes the author's "One-eyed Riley" (unacc. melody): p. [388] read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & World, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1971
Description: Near Fine in Good jacket. Poetry & Plays. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The most discussed of our living poets, T.S. Eliot is perhaps also the most important figure in the modern poetic tradition. This volume has all of his poems and plays from 1909-1950. This book is in great shape. The dust jacket is in good shape. There is a tear at the top rear corner of the back cover that has crumpled a bit. The jacket is in new clear protective covering. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. vii, 392 p. : music; 25 cm. Includes Music. Includes indexes. Includes the author's "One-eyed Riley" (unacc. melody): p. [388] read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Co
Date Published: 1962
Description: Book is in good condition, except someone used it as a drink coaster creating an interesting pattern on the green boards, binding tight and straight, 277. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, New York
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket. cover boards warped. vii, 392 p. : music; 25 cm. Includes Music. Includes indexes. Includes the author's "One-eyed Riley" (unacc. melody): p. [388] read more
Description: Very good. Harcourt Brace and World, 1971, 21st printing, 392 pages, a nice hardcover in a badly edge worn dust jacket, no underlining or owner's mark, light wear to book. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover w / dustjacket. NAP. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. DJ vg with edgewear. NOT priceclipped. Poetry 91609. In sealed plastic protection. 1962. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Quarter-cloth
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: About Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard cover 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall backed in turquoise cloth. About Fine book in Near Fine DJ wrinkled at top edge w/ sht tear, now in clear cover. Fantastic value for the Eliot fan. 392pp inc. Index of First Lines. read more
"I was always a fan of eliot, but this book may have broken my spirit. the lovesong of j alfred prufrock is genius, but the rest is basically the same poem over and over again - life is meaningless; we can never connect with each other; women frighten me; life frightens me; death cannot come soon enough; the earth is a desolate thing; repeat.
i still love prufrock, and i am willing to concede that perhaps the old boy is writing over my head. but i couldn't help feeling, as i waded through the four quartets and the plays and the rest of it, that eliot was the just the first goth, and i don't even mean that in a good way."
"T. S. Eliot is so brilliant and awesome. His writing is kind of, weird and twisted and intelligable sometimes but that's what makes him so uber cool. ♥ Prufrock ♥"
"I don't pretend to understand half of what Eliot is saying. But what I do understand -- e.g., The Hollow Men, Four Quartets, The Love Song of J. Alfred Proofrock -- I understand completely. They are among the finest poems I've ever had the pleasure of reading."
"I just realized leafing through his poems that a lot of them have to do with aging gracelessly. I wish that had occurred to me in college. I might have written some better papers."
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