The Sacred Wood and Major Early EssaysCourier Corporation, 1997 M07 10 - 130 pages With the 1920 publication of his first collection of essays, The Sacred Wood, Eliot established himself as an authoritative and influential literary critic. These insightful meditations on poetry, drama, and literary criticism include observations on the works of Dante, Shakespeare, Blake, and other authors. Plus 4 essays from The Times Literary Supplement. |
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... Dryden , " ( June 9 , 1921 ) ; and " The Metaphysical Poets , " ( October 20 , 1921 ) . Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Eliot , T. S. ( Thomas Stearns ) , 1888-1965 . The sacred wood and major early essays / T. S. ...
... Dryden , " ( June 9 , 1921 ) ; and " The Metaphysical Poets , " ( October 20 , 1921 ) . Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Eliot , T. S. ( Thomas Stearns ) , 1888-1965 . The sacred wood and major early essays / T. S. ...
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... Ben Jonson Philip Massinger 25 27 34 40 44 49 55 60 71 Swinburne as Poet 84 Blake 88 Dante 93 ANDREW MARVELL 101 JOHN DRYDEN 112 THE METAPHYSICAL POETS 122 Introduction NO ANYONE who is at all capable of experiencing 111.
... Ben Jonson Philip Massinger 25 27 34 40 44 49 55 60 71 Swinburne as Poet 84 Blake 88 Dante 93 ANDREW MARVELL 101 JOHN DRYDEN 112 THE METAPHYSICAL POETS 122 Introduction NO ANYONE who is at all capable of experiencing 111.
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Contents
Swinburne as Critic | 10 |
The Local Flavour | 19 |
The French Intelligence | 25 |
The Possibility of a Poetic Drama | 34 |
Euripides and Professor Murray | 40 |
Notes on the Blank Verse | 49 |
Hamlet and His Problems | 55 |
Philip Massinger | 71 |
Swinburne as Poet | 84 |
Dante | 93 |
ANDREW MARVELL | 101 |
JOHN DRYDEN | 112 |
THE METAPHYSICAL POETS | 122 |
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