by T.S. Eliot
(Original review, 1981-05-10)It seems to me that the author of 'Prufrock' and that of the Wasteland are so different as to be un-recognisable. A look at the Wasteland reveals a lot of, to me, gratuitous classical referencing for which we might like to blame Pound and while I value its novelty (where...
One of the few hyped poets who doesn't disappoint. He walks the line between the formality of the past and the modernity of contemporary times. Read this for his serious side, then read Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats for something lighter.
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