Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in twentieth-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding', present a rigorous meditation on the spiritual, philosophical and personal themes which preoccupied the author. It was the way in which a private voice was heard to speak for the concerns of an entire generation, in the midst of war and doubt, that confirmed it as an enduring masterpiece.
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We are pleased to announce the publication of eleven more titles into the new typographic look. The specifications for the books are high -beautifully produced, they all have flaps and are sewn and printed in Italy. The latest batch represents some of the core titles of the backlist (Philip Larkin's Collected Poems, Ted Hughes's New Selected Poems, James Joyce's Poems and Shorter Writings) along with key, single volumes that should be part of any poetry lover's library (and whose reissue, in the form in which they were first published, will give a whole new generation the pleasure of coming to the books as original readers).
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By SA Brain
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Purchased as yet another replacement copy-last one fell apart as usual. I carry it wherever I'm going in case I'm stuck at a station or airport and bored with or run out of energy for my current reading matter. Complex and uplifting the final words never fail to move me.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Archie
Format:Paperback
'The Four Quartets' is often mocked by people who don't enjoy poetry as nonsense. Although it takes a greaqt deal of patience to try and understand what Eliot is saying, it is nevertheless worth reading. It was written over a lenghty time and seems to illustrate Eliot's faith and his attempt to reach some sort of understanding. It can be seen as a piece of meditation which draws both from Christian and Buddhist influences. It is not an 'easy read', but even if you don't take the trouble to try and understand what it means, it can still create a particular feeling as most good poetry does. I suppose it is sort of comparable to a Steven Berkoff play - the meaning can be a bit obscure unless you actually spend hours studying it - but it still leaves a powerful impression!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By David Bolton
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T.S.Eliot's mind takes you around so many twists and turns so this is collection of poetry to which you have to come back time and time again. It is not a one off. I enjoy the stimulation of the words and images he uses. They may fascinate, but they never satisfy since there is always more to be discovered at every subsequent read. One can get hooked on poetry of this genre which is philosophical and metaphysical, and yet so absorbing and thought provoking..
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ralph Fiennes does a magnificent job of reading one of my all time favorite poems, The Four Quartets by T.S.Eliot. A true delight
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By B. Green
Format:Audio CD
I made the same mistake as Mr Fowler, and was bitterly disappointed with Ralph Fiennes's reading, nearly all of which is dull, monotonous, ponderous, and strained, close at your ear. Even Eliot's reading is to be preferred to Fiennes's unremitting, sepulchral gravity. Caveat auditor. Do not waste money, time, and energy on the Fiennes rendering. I've not heard Hughes read this poem, and still hold out the hope that someone will digitalise the Caedmon vinyl recording by Robert Speaight, which is far and away the best reading of FQ. Meantime, I've come to respond with appreciation to TSE's voice; and occasionally I listen to Paul Scofield's reading, though this great actor disappoints at times too, skipping and mispronouncing some words. If you have to decide between the Fiennes and the Scofield, there is really no choice: buy the Scofield.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Girl
Format:Paperback
I am hooked, and I don`t even like poetry. At least that was what I thought before I started reading Four Quartets.
I think it can be read in two ways.
One can either read it and focus on all the beautiful pictures used; it is plenty of them, and the reason I picked it up in the first place after having heard some quotations.
Or one can dig deeper trying to figure out what Eliot meant; looking at it like a journey where nearly every sentence refers to something.
It is not an easy read, but I would highly reccomend it to anyone who has read quite an amount of books, as it simply is a masterpiece!
I think it can be read in two ways.
One can either read it and focus on all the beautiful pictures used; it is plenty of them, and the reason I picked it up in the first place after having heard some quotations.
Or one can dig deeper trying to figure out what Eliot meant; looking at it like a journey where nearly every sentence refers to something.
It is not an easy read, but I would highly reccomend it to anyone who has read quite an amount of books, as it simply is a masterpiece!
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By L. T. Fowler
Format:Audio CD
I suppose I made the assumption that a good actor with screen presence could do justice to Eliot's great work. I was wrong. Fiennes reads this as if he is doing so for the first time, without any run through or rehearsal. It is read too slowly in some places and too quickly in others. It often lacks any emotion, especially when reading a question, of which there are a few in the first quartet. I much prefer Ted Hughes's reading, sadly not available on CD or as a download.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By John York
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm trying... God, I really am trying. I hope it's worth the considerable effort required actually to bother. Time will tell ...
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Maybe I'm too stupid... but this was dull. I thought it might be accessible poetry for people who aren't really into poetry - I was wrong.
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Four Quartets
A typical high quakity paperback edition, typical of Faber, of the short works of this distinguished writer.
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by Dr. S. A. Ahern
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