T. S. Eliot

Una rigurosa selección de la obra ensayística de T.S. Eliot. «El señor Eliot es de los pocos que puede aportar un ritmo personal, una calidad identificable al sonido y estilo.»Ezra Pound «Aristótel

Tierra baldía es un largo poema dividido en cinco partes que deja sentir el latir del germen épico; su tema central es la leyenda de un rey que al quedar estéril ve cómo sus tierras también se vuelven infecundas. Es una obra erudita que expresa vivamente su idea de la esterilidad de la sociedad moderna en contraste con las sociedades del pasado y se convirtio en un hito de la modernidad.Cuatro cuartetos, considerada como su mejor obra, expresa un trascendental sentido del tiempo en versos emotivos. Es un libro dificil sin argumento tradicional, donde no pasa nada excepto el tiempo y casi se consigue el imposible equilibro entre conciencia y subsconciencia. Cada uno de sus cuatro capitulos poeticos posee una disposicion que sugiere la de una sonata en sus cinco movimientos. El primer cuarteto abre con una reflexion sobre el tiempo, descarnadamente filosofica, que proclama la solidaridad del pasado, presente y futuro; el segundo una sucesion de imagenes da la medida de la vida que fluye y se destruye, pero que pronto, como el fenix, renace. La vida es un combate perpetuo y un empezar continuo. El tercero inicia con un canto al rio, signo del devenir, el rio que esta en nuestro interior, sometido al tiempo. El cuarto insiste en las ideas de desprendimiento y liberacion; es una recapitulacion de los anteriores e ilumina los problemas y experiencias intensamente conjugados en los cuartetos.

Per primer cop tota la poesia escrita pel gran referent de la poesia modernaEl volum que teniu a les mans ofereix per primera vegada tota la poesia escrita per T. S. Eliot (tant la que publica com la que no) ordenada cronologicament, des de lescola secundaria fins a la mort. Ens permet, per tant, observar el llarg recorregut que va des de la seva insatisfaccio amb un estil poetic esgotat, passant per la descoberta dels simbolistes francesos i la conseguent ruptura de formes i de temesque sinicia amb Prufrock i culmina amb La terra erma, fins al lent progres cap a un llenguatge en que sols per la forma, per lordre, / poden les paraules o la musica assolir / la quietud, com un gerro xines continua / movent-se perpetuament en la seva quietud. Un llenguatge que troba la seva plena maduresa, juntament amb la conciliacio i el consol, en els Quatre quartets. Veiem, doncs, com, dels versos sarcastics de joventut, com duna pobra eruga, en va sortint la bella papallona definitiva que marcara el rumb de la poesia moderna universal. Ja D. H. Lawrence havia escrit que lunic cami per a la poesia actual ha de ser directe, nu i rocos perque pugui respondre al repte de donar expressio al desgavell, la buidor espiritual i els sofriments tant personals com col·lectius del seu segle, un mon confus i obscur, contorbat per presagis de por. Un llenguatge matisat sovint per la ironia i, com descobrira el lector en els versos mes propers a la vida quotidiana, tambe per lhumor.El poeta, dramaturg i critic literari T. S. Eliot (Saint Louis, Missouri, 1888Londres, 1965) va estudiar Filosofia a la Universitat Harvard. Mes endavant es va traslladar a França i al Regne Unit per continuar-se formant. Un cop a Londres va trobar feina al Lloyds Bank i va coneixer Ezra Pound, qui el va introduir en el mon literari angles. El 1925 va començar a treballar a leditorial Faber&Gwyer, on va acabar ocupant el carrec de director. Guardonat amb el Premi Nobel de Literatura (1948) per la seva contribucio a la poesia moderna, es un dels poetes mes rellevants en llengua anglesa del segle XX.

T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poet-critic of modern times, the twentieth centurys Man of Letters whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliots approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This first volume covers the years 1905-1928, a time of dramatic development for Eliot as both a poet and critic that saw the publication of Prufrock and Other Observations, The Waste Land and Journey of the Magi, and a gathering his seminal early essays under the title The Sacred Wood (1920). In his penetrating surveys of poetic form and the literary milieu of the day, he assesses the eras ageing giants, Yeats, Swinburne, Henry James, and hails the arrival of its new generation, Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis. The volume also traces Eliots deepening search for a meaningful response to the trauma of the Great War, and an exploration of religion that led to his confirmation in the Church of England in 1927.

T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poet-critic of modern times, the twentieth centurys Man of Letters whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliots approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This fourth and final volume from 1951-1966, covers a period of concluding productivity in Eliots writing. Although his poetry was all but complete, his theatrical and critical work flourished through a decade that included such books as Poetry and Drama (1951), The Frontiers of Criticism (1956) and On Poetry and Poets (1957).

T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poet-critic of modern times, the twentieth centurys Man of Letters whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliots approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This third volume collects Eliots prose from 1935-1950, when his works The Idea of a Christian Society (1939) and The Music of Poetry (1942) would engage the seminal grounds of his Four Quartets, while his Notes Towards the Definition of Culture (1948) would appear at the moment he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was a period of experimentation in form and genre, in which writings for the theatre were taking centre stage and he was composing for the first time for children, Old Possums Book of Practical Cats.

T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poet-critic of modern times, the twentieth centurys Man of Letters whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliots approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This second volume spans 1929-1934, a period in which Eliots poetry was maturing into the reflective verse of Animula, Ash-Wednesday and Marina. It was also a moment that confirmed his critical reputation with the publication of Selected Essays (1932), reprinting and revising his most important essays on Tradition and the Individual Talent, Hamlet, Marvell and Dante, and culminating in the Harvard lectures that became The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism (1933).

I once was a Pirate what sailed the igh seas-But now Ive retired as a com-mission-aire:And thats how you find me a-takin my easeAnd keepin the door in a Bloomsbury Square.Join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate as he sails the Barbary Coast in this sixth picture book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliots Old Possum Cats.

A stunning new edition of T. S. Eliots beloved cat poems Old Possums Book of Practical Cats, containing beautiful original colour illustrations by Axel Scheffler.Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad. Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But youll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavitys not there!In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber & Faber, who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of Old Possum. In 1981 Eliots poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as Cats which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. If cats, witchy or not, are your childs thing dont miss the new Old Possums Book of Practical Cats.TheTimesA lovely edition of an old favourite . . . it will be enjoyed again and again.CarouselClassic cat poems . . . are given a delightful new look.LoveReading4Kids

A wonderful new picture book version of one of T. S. Eliots most popular cat poems from a timeless magical partnership. We must find him or the train cant start!All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliots Old Possums cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble wont let anything go wrong.To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.Beautifully illustrated to bring the poem to life.IndependentA fabulous way to introduce young readers to poetry.Huffington Post

The naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isnt just one of your holiday games; You may think at first Im as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.So begins one of the best-known poetry collections of all time. The practical cats need no introduction, but this stunning new full-colour version, illustrated by Julia Sarda, is the perfect companion to Old Toffers Dogs. Whether you are a cat or a dog person, you will be enchanted by Julias highly original interpretation.

Jellicle Cats come one and all.Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball.Join the Jellicle Cats under the Jellicle Moon in the forth picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliots Old Possums cats, as they dance the night away.To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

The Original Conjuring Cat stars in the second picture book from T. S. Eliot and Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership - perfect for ages 3+.Was there everA cat so cleverAs magical Mr. Mistoffelees!Following Arthur Robins criticallly acclaimed picture book of Macavity (already sold 10k) he turns his attentions to the magical Mr. Mistoffelees with delightfully hilarious results. Perfect for ages 3+, children (and parents) will love reading aloud about the Original Conjuring Cat. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.A lovely treat of a book and should be enjoyed by children and cat lovers of all ages.Childrens Books IrelandA marvellous moggy-filled book!Read it Daddy!Original and funny interpretation.Carousel

I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots. Her coat is of the tabby kind, with tiger stripes and leopard spots. All day she sits upon the stair or on the steps or on the mat: She sits and sits and sits and sits - and thats what makes a Gumbie Cat!But the Old Gumbie Cat gets busy at the end of the day, teaching and cooking, and getting the mice, cockroaches and beetles organised!The sixth gorgeous Cats picture book with lively and colourful illustrations by Arthur Robins.

It was Mungojerrie! and Rumpelteazer! - And theres nothing at all to be done about that!Join the cat-burglars Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer in the fifth picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliots Old Possums cats, as they steal meat from the oven and pearls from the drawers.

Obviously something more than a successful play, it is the practical demonstration of a patently conceived theory of dramatic form, and as such of high historical interest.Times Literary SupplementEliot has attempted here something very daring and well worth doing. He has taken the ordinary West End drawing room comedy convention - understatement, upper-class accents and all - and used it as a vehicle for utterly serious ideas.Observer

Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T. S. Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage.He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. His lectures will be published as The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism (1933). He also delivers the Page-Barbour Lectures at Virginia (After Strange Gods, 1934). At Christmas he visits Emily Hale, to whom he is obviously devoted. He gives talks all over - New York, California, Missouri, Minnesota, Chicago - and the letters describing encounters with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson and Marianne Moore (a real Gillette blade) brim with gossip. High points include the premiere at Vassar College of his comic melodrama Sweeney Agonistes (1932). The year was the happiest I can ever remember in my life . . . successful and amusing.Returning home, he hides out in the country while making known to Vivien his decision to leave her. But he is exasperated when she buries herself in denial: she will not accept a Deed of Separation.The close of 1933 is lifted when Eliot breaks into Show Business. He is commissioned to write a mammoth Pageant: The Rock. This collaborative enterprise will be the proving-ground for the choric triumph of Murder in the Cathedral (1935).

Eliots haunting verse play, set in a country house in the north of England, was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London in March 1939, six months before the outbreak of war.What is wonderful is the marvellous opening out of consciousness, the flowering of meaning, which makes the play an account of a spiritual experience. There are passages of great poetic beauty, and statements which are the fruits of a lifetime devoted to poetry.Listener

Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land, Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and Murder in the Cathedral.Each year Eliots presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble. Ted Hughes

Each year Eliots presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble. Ted HughesPoet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of Collected Poems 1909-1962 includes his verse from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land and Old Possums Book of Practical Cats.