The waste land
Subtitle: authoritative text, contexts, criticism
By: T.S. Eliot ; edited by Michael North.
Contributors: North, Michael, 1951-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A Norton critical edition
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965
Description: Prints the first American edition (Boni & Liveright) of Eliot's most important work, accompanied by the editor's detailed annotations. Eliot's own notoriously inscrutable notes, placed at the end, are also annotated. The abundant explanatory material includes background on the poem's sources, composition, and publication history as well as 25 critical reviews and essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300).