Word Unheard - A Guide Through Eliot''s Four Quartets

Eliot's Four Quartets is arguably the finest long poem in modern English literature. It is also one that presents considerable problems of interpretation. In Word Unheard, first published in 1969, Blamires aims to unravel some of these problems by guiding the reader line by line through the poem, blending paraphrase with commentary. Blamires pays particular attention to the philosophical and theological dimensions of the poem and to its multifarious personal, historical and literary allusions. This title will be of interests to students of literature.

List of contents

Introductory Note;  Burnt Norton;  East Coker;  The Dry Salvages;  Little Gidding;  Appendix I;  Appendix II;  Appendix III;  Index

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Summary

Eliot’s Four Quartets is arguably the finest long poem in modern English literature. It is also one that presents considerable problems of interpretation. In Word Unheard, first published in 1969, Blamires aims to unravel some of these problems by guiding the reader line by line through the poem, blending paraphrase with commentary

Product details

• Authors: Harry Blamires
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138998445
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99844-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: T. S. Eliot; Routledge Library Editions: T. S. Eliot
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies