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In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express, the selectors offer intriguing insight into their own work. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Spacing problems ruin the rhythm
I bought the $4 kindle edition instead of the 99 cent one, thinking it would have corrected the spacing problems of the earlier version.I also assumed, incorrectly, that the book would contain a selection of poems and a table of contents.I was sorely disappointed to find only two poems, with the lines run together.I'm a kindle fan, but in this case, I recommend a paper version.

accident?
Perhaps there's something wrong with my kindle because all I see is a table of contents followed by a larger print of the table of contents...

Find a better edition
If you are looking for the title poem, or just some poems by Eliot, avoid this edition. There are 28 pages of print and ten completely blank pages beyond that, an obvious attempt to pad an already slim edition. Besides the blank pages ... the dimensions (height, width) are oversized, leaving way too much blank space in the pages with print. This is simply discraceful. Find these same poems in an edition by a responsible publisher.

Please fix the spacing
I don't get it: why can't Kindle editions maintain the original line structure and spacing? Running everything together and sort of randomly spacing here and there ruins the cadence and readability of the poem.

I can't believe no one's reviewed this...
I hope that no one's reviewed this because they just didn't think to, and not because they've never read it, because that would make me sad.

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is an ode to being on the outside, looking in, and not being sure about what you see there.Prufrock (the narrator of the poem) thinks himself a fool, a prince, a messenger, he contemplates an overwhelming question, he dares to eat a peach, and part his hair from behind, and even when he grows old (and wears the ends of his trousers rolled), he does this all alone.

though the poem opens with an invitation, there is little else in the piece that leads the reader to believe that Prufrock is happy for our company, or even aware of it at all. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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confused
I am only able to read the titles on this download.My kindle is new.Can anyone tell me how I'm meant to read the actual poems?

Many important poems are missing from this selection.
Caveat emptor: nothing later than 1922 in this collection - i.e. nothing from 'The Hollow Men', 'Ash-Wednesday', 'Ariel' poems, the Four Quartets,etc. etc. A seriously deficient selection. ... Read more

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reader's guide to poet T S Eliot ... Read more

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Softcover issue of The Sewanee Review, Winter, 1966. The entire issue is devoted to T. S. Eliot. Twenty-seven articles written by some of the most notable writers of the time in memory of one of the century's most noted writers who had died in 1965. 387 pages. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: [London] Ovid Press in 72 pages; Subjects: Poetry / General; ... Read more

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more