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The book attempts to mediate to the general reader or student part of the understanding that goes to a fuller grasp of T.S. Eliot's work, particularly some of the major poems. It also seeks to position Eliot in relation to two of the foremost representatives of modern poetry and drama, W.B. Yeats and Henrik Ibsen.
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T.S.Eliot.s reputation as the leading .modernist. in English poetry is securely established, and his poems not only have a strong general appeal to discriminating readers anywhere but form part of belong to the literary curricula of schools and colleges world-wide. In his day Eliot was also a devout proponent of the need for a poetic drama and has exerted an enduring influence on experimental trends in the theatre. As a literary critic he is still one of the thinkers most frequently quoted, though often challenged. Readers may be fascinated by his poems, however, yet find them obscure, and may fail to appreciate his dramatic intentions. They may also have rather vague impressions of his criticismal standpoints. This book is an attempt to mediate to the general reader or student sopart of the .recognition., or understanding, that goes to a fuller grasp of his work, particularly some of the major poems. It also seeks to position Eliot in relation to two of the foremost representatives of modern poetry and drama, W.B.Yeats and Henrik Ibsen. Kristian Smidt is professor emeritus of English literature in the University of Oslo and an acknowledged well-known authority on poets as different as Eliot and Shakespeare. He was personally acquainted with .
Forlag Unipub forlag
Utgivelsesår 2001
Format Heftet
ISBN13 9788274770683
EAN 9788274770683
Omtalt person T.S. Eliot
Språk Engelsk
Sider 149
Utgave 1
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