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The Poems of T.S. Eliot Read by Jeremy Irons
Written by T. S. Eliot
Narrated by Jeremy Irons
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Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons's perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity. Major poems range from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', through the post-war desolation of 'The Waste Land' and the spiritual struggle of 'Ash-Wednesday', to the enduring charm of 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.The Spectator praised Jeremy Irons's interpretation as 'so accessible, reading Eliot as if finding his words for the first time, grappling with them, relishing them, using them to express feelings that we all share as we struggle to accept, to recognise or relinquish'. Dame Eileen Atkins also appears alongside Jeremy Irons in the reading of 'The Waste Land'.
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T. S. Eliot
THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He moved to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love this audio book. I had not listened to T. S. Eliot’s poetry in many years. These selections are very good. Jeremy Irons’ reading is fantastic and his interpretation of Eliot’s poetry is beautiful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great. T.S.Eliot+Jeremy Irons and his voice... Fantastic combination for poetry.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great, starts slow but when he gets to the cats it's gold