{"product_id":"the-waste-land-a-biography-of-a-poem-paperback","title":"The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Hollis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned as one of the world's greatest poems, \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/em\u003e has been said to describe the moral decay of a world after war and the search for meaning in a meaningless era. It has been labeled the most truthful poem of its time; it has been branded a masterful fake. A century after its publication in 1922, T. S. Eliot's enigmatic masterpiece remains one of the most influential works ever written, and yet one of the most mysterious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a remarkable feat of biography, Matthew Hollis reconstructs the intellectual creation of the poem and brings the material reality of its charged times vividly to life. Presenting a mosaic of historical fragments, diaries, dynamic literary criticism, and illuminating new research, he reveals the cultural and personal trauma that forged \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/em\u003e through the lives of its protagonists--of Ezra Pound, who edited it; of Vivien Eliot, who sustained it; and of T. S. Eliot himself, whose private torment is woven into the seams of the work. The result is an unforgettable story of lives passing in opposing directions and the astounding literary legacy they would leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Matthew Hollis and \u003cem\u003eNow All Roads Lead to France\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Excellent and absorbing.... A very intelligent and sympathetic study.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Allan Massie, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An acute and unforgettable moving study of friendship and creativity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e Biography of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Engaging.... Hollis is adept at evoking the atmosphere of the time and at negotiating the complicated friendships and squabbles between... poets.... Hollis captures something far greater than a man's personal life, and far more elusive: the desire and struggle to write.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[An] elegant and melancholy biography.... Hollis makes the ingenious case that Thomas's embrace of poetry after years of timid false starts was his greatest act of courage.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With calm grace and candid respect, Hollis gives contemporary relevance to the last powerful works of [Edward Thomas].\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Brilliant and superbly written.... Thomas is fortunate indeed to have attracted a biographer who measures up to his own giant stature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[An] excellent account... beautifully structured by place, year and season.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The best book about poetry... moving and insightful.... By its end the book is the perfect setting for Thomas's perfect poems.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Thoughtful and scrupulous... a bravura critical performance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764987199776,"sku":"9781324065982","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a0ee0e99a56c1dde12bfbd2b17d1a10.webp?v=1780259591","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-waste-land-a-biography-of-a-poem-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}