Four Quartets (Faber Poetry)
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A major new recording by Ralph Fiennes.
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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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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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!
3 of 3 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 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
As another reviewer has mentioned this is no easy read and can take a few tries to grasp the meaning fully but like works such as the novel Head of an Apostle there is a lot of depth to it and the philosophical insights after a time begin to affect the reader once they become immersed fully in the elegant prose and imagery.
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The greatest modern poety in the English Language
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... Read more
Published 4 days ago by SA Brain
A Literary Star
T. S. Eliot is the God of British literature with this literary masterpiece.
It's musical brilliance swings and speaks for itself in global song.
It's musical brilliance swings and speaks for itself in global song.
Published 5 months ago by So Jo
Not so much
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.
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by Artichoke Dip
Not quite right
I suppose I made the assumption that a good actor with screen presence could do justice to Eliot's great work. I was wrong. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by L. T. Fowler
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
Four Quartets
This collection of 4 long-form poems is challenging to read, and the allusions and images made throughout each of the works are often difficult to understand and keep track of. Read more
Published on 10 April 2007 by B. Field
A masterpiece
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. Read more
I think it can be read in two ways. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2006 by Girl
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