Religion and Myth in T.S. Eliot's Poetry
Title | Religion and Myth in T.S. Eliot's Poetry PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Bell |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2016-08-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 144389835X |
T.S. Eliot was arguably the most important poet of the twentieth century. Nonetheless, there remains much scope for reconsidering the content, form and expressive nature of Eliot’s religious poetry, and this edited collection pays particular attention to the multivalent spiritual dimensions of his popular poems, such as ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’, ‘The Waste Land’, ‘Journey of the Magi’, ‘The Hollow Men’, and ‘Choruses’ from The Rock. Eliot’s sustained popularity is an intriguing cultural phenomenon, given that the religious voice of Eliot’s poetry is frequently antagonistic towards the ‘unchurched’ or secular reader: ‘You! Hypocrite lecteur!’ This said, Eliot’s spiritual development was not a logical matter and his devotional poetry is rarely didactic. The volume presents a rich and powerful range of essays by leading and emerging T.S. Eliot and literary modernist scholars, considering the doctrinal, religious, humanist, mythic and secular aspects of Eliot’s poetry: Anglo-Catholic belief (Barry Spurr), the integration of doctrine and poetry (Tony Sharpe), the modernist mythopoeia of Four Quartets (Michael Bell), the ‘felt significance’ of religious poetry (Andy Mousley), ennui as a modern evil (Scott Freer), Eliot’s pre-conversion encounter with ‘modernist theology’ (Joanna Rzepa), Eliot’s ‘religious agrarianism’ (Jeremy Diaper), the maternal allegory of Ash Wednesday (Matthew Geary), and an autobiographical reading of religious conversion inspired by Eliot in a secular age (Lynda Kong). This book is a timely addition to the ‘return of religion’ in modernist studies in the light of renewed interest in T.S. Eliot scholarship.
T.S. Eliot and the Myth of Adequation
Title | T.S. Eliot and the Myth of Adequation PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Weinblatt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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The Religious Quest in the Poetry of T.S. Eliot
Title | The Religious Quest in the Poetry of T.S. Eliot PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Phillips |
Publisher | Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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This volume presents a reading of poems directly related to the poet's quest for God. This book illuminates those aspects which reveal his importance as a religious writer, the journey of the man in search of God.
Poetry and Belief in the Work of T. S. Eliot
Title | Poetry and Belief in the Work of T. S. Eliot PDF eBook |
Author | Kristian Smidt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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This title, first published in 1961, explores the general background of attitudes, beliefs and ideas from which Eliot's works have originated. This study examines the influences of Eliot's work, and includes Eliot's personal views as told to the author. The book also looks at technique, structure and imagery of his poetry. This title will be of interest to students of literature.
From Ritual to Romance
Title | From Ritual to Romance PDF eBook |
Author | Jessie Laidlay Weston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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Landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship explores the connection between the legend of the Grail and ancient mystery cults. A major source for T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land."
T. S. Eliot and Indic Traditions
Title | T. S. Eliot and Indic Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Cleo McNelly Kearns |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1987-06-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521324397 |
An exploration of Eliot's lifelong interest in Indic philosophy and religion.
The T. S. Eliot Myth
Title | The T. S. Eliot Myth PDF eBook |
Author | Rossell Hope Robbins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Authors, American |
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