The Imperfect Life of T. S. Eliot

Name: The Imperfect Life of T. S. Eliot
Brand: Little, Brown Book Group
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By Lyndall Gordon

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T. S. Eliot once spoke of a lifetime burning in every moment. He had the mind to conceive a perfect life, and he also had the honesty to admit he could not meet it. 'He was a man of extremes whose deep flaws and high virtues were interfused,' writes Lyndall Gordon in this perceptive and innovative biography of the great poet. She brilliantly explores his poetry, drama and essays in relationship to the four quite different women in his life and to his time in America and England. The Imperfect Life of T.S. Eliot follows the trials of a searcher whose flaws and doubts speak to all of us whose lives are imperfect. 'Writing with judicious sympathy and an intimate knowledge of his poetry and plays, Ms Gordon artfully moves back and forth between the life and the work, creating a subtle portrait of Eliot as a Jamesian hero torn between memory and desire, worldly happiness and a more rarefied world of the spirit' Michiko Kakutani, New York Times 'Always revealing and interesting' Stephen Spender

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 688
Release Date:: 2012-11-01
Publication Date:: 2012-11-01
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1844088936
ISBN13:: 9781844088935
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 469 g
Height:: 123 cm
Width:: 198 cm
Thickness:: 50 cm

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