Readers' Review: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"




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Summary: <p>By the late 1920s, poet T.S. Eliot was regarded as one of the great literary figures of the day. His "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land" were widely read and admired. But Eliot's personal life was in turmoil. His marriage to a depressed woman was unraveling and he began a spiritual journey that led to religious conversion. As Europe moved toward war, Eliot wrote the first poem of what would later become "Four Quartets." Inspired by Beethoven, every poem contained imagery of four seasons and four elements. Each was a complex meditation on time, redemption and eternity. For this month's Readers' Review: Diane and guests discuss T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets."</p>