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Indlæser... Selected Poems (1954)af T. S. Eliot
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A classic. A little bit of Eliot goes a long way. Reading Elliot is like trying to read Derrida, trying to understand all the multiple contexts, references, and allusions. ( ) I imagine practically everyone literate knows or knows of T.S. Eliot and his erudite poems. He has a distinctive style, and there is a distinctive rhythm to his poems, so one always recognizes his authorship. I like his quotes in various languages, which I mostly understand, except the ones in Greek. I can’t say I understand what the poems mean, however; in fact, I would have appreciated the inclusion of an explanation/interpretation of them – absolutely. I remember studying Murder in the Cathedral years ago, at school, or university. That was comprehensible, as I recall, if I recall correctly, I don’t know Eliot’s work well enough to suggest the inclusion of other of his poems or extracts thereof. Here is an extract from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: “Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, --- Let us go and make our visit. --- In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo. --- I grow old … I grow old … I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.” From The Hollow Men: “We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass --- Those who have crossed ---- to death’s other Kingdom Remember us – if at all – not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men The stuffed men. --- This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.” Extracts from The Waste Land and choruses from The Rock are also included in this selection. This was an enjoyable read, though somewhat cryptic. Now I will look into Eliot’s Four Quartets, The Family Reunion and The Cocktail Party. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Chosen by Eliot himself, the poems in this volume represent the poet’s most important work before Four Quartets. Included here is some of the most celebrated verse in modern literature-”The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “Gerontion,” “The Waste Land,” “The Hollow Men,” and “Ash Wednesday”-as well as many other fine selections from Eliot’s early work. No library descriptions found. |
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