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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
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LENGTH1 hr and 35 mins
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RELEASE DATE05-07-06
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Publisher's Summary
"The Wasteland", first published in 1922, is one of Eliot's most influential works and has long been on the syllabus for A-Level English Literature.
"Four Quartets" consists of four long poems, first published between 1935 and 1942. They are linked by common themes, and are individually "Burnt Norton", "East Coker", "The Dry Salvages", and "Little Gidding".
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What the Critics Say
"Complex, erudite, cryptic, satiric, spiritually earnest, and occasionally lyrical, ['The Waste Land'] became one of the most recognizable landmarks of modernism....['the "Four Quartets'] were the first of Eliot's poems to reach a wide public and they succeeded in communicating in modern idiom the fundamentals of Christian faith and experiences." (The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature)
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Judith Pittsburgh, PA, USA 08-14-08 Member Since 2008I believe in global warming, re-cycling, using less. I like making things, painting and reading. And eating. Yes.
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"Exquisite!"
Paul Schofield's reading of these two poems is nothing short of masterful. Even after years of reading and loving "The Four Quartets", I found my appreciation of the rhythm, language and structure growing. There is nothing better than listening to poetry read aloud by a master. I highly recommend this selection.
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"Help -- I can't stop listening to this"
Especially Four Quartets. Is there some kind of Four Quarterts recovery group for addicts?
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"None Sharper!"
T.S. Eliot delivered by an excellent reader/interpreter. Highest praise for two aspects. Clear vision of our continuing decline - hard to imagine this was once dismissed as well as a quantum perspective also upheld by the repeal of "localism". One of the few works of Art that resonates in the consciousness.
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"A breath of understanding"
Would you listen to The Waste Land & Four Quartets again? Why?I have studied the work for many years; Scofield's reading has given new meaning to this amazing and at times puzzling poem I have heard things that it would seem I have never read and reached a new understanding of the work.
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"Superb interpretation."
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?Enthusiastically. It brings meaning to a difficult text.
What did you like best about this story?The meaningfulness of the reading.
Which character – as performed by Paul Scofield – was your favorite?Not relevant.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?It made me understand.
Any additional comments?The best download on Audible.
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"My favorite poems"
The Waste Land is my favorite poem and it is beautifully read by Paul Scofield. I don't know how many times I have listened to this book, and I just keep returning to it all the time. Non ultra plus!
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