Reflecting the surge of critical interest in Eliot renewed in recent years, A Companion to T.S. Eliot introduces the 'new' Eliot to readers and educators by examining the full body of his works and career. Leading scholars in the field provide a fresh and fully comprehensive collection of contextual and critical essays on his life and achievement.
It compiles the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment available of Eliot's work and career
It explores the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer and thinker, analyzing his body of work and assessing his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and philosophical
It charts the surge in critical interest in T.S. Eliot since the early 1990s
It provides an illuminating insight into a poet, writer, and critic who continues to define the literary landscape of the last century
About the Author
David E. Chinitz, Professor of English at Loyola University Chicago, is the author of T. S. Eliot and the Cultural Divide (2003) and of numerous articles. He is currently vice president of the T. S. Eliot Society and chair for interdisciplinary approaches of the Modernist Studies Association.
Features
Introduces a new generation of readers and educators to T. S. Eliot by compiling the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment available of his work and career
Explores the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer and thinker, analyzing his body of work and assessing his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and philosophical
Charts the surge in critical interest in T. S. Eliot since the early 1990s
Brings together leading contemporary scholars to provide illuminating insight into a poet, writer, and critic who continues to define the literary landscape of the last century
