num_pages: 138
description: Presents a penetrating study of Eliot's Four Quartets . Begins with an account of the intellectual and personal context for Eliot's mature work, explaining how his influences shaped his mind, then discusses Eliot's own personal circumstances and the contemporary relevance of his work a half century after it appeared, offering comparisons with Samuel Beckett. A central motif of analysis of "Burnt Norton" is Augustine's discussion of time in relation to subjective memory. Other literary references brought to bear on the Four Quartets include work by Yeats, Milton, and St. John of the Cross, as well as the Bible and the Bhagavad-Gita. Warner is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: A Philosophical Study of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets
titlecomplete: A Philosophical Study of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr