{"product_id":"sacred-wood-and-major-early-essays-eliot","title":"Sacred Wood and Major Early Essays (Eliot - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eT. S. Eliot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486299365\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection: \u003c\/b\u003eEssays\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of T. S. Eliot's lofty standing among 20th-century poets is directly attributable to his vast knowledge and deep appreciation of his literary predecessors. With the l920 publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sacred Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Eliot defines the critic's role as one \"to see literature steadily and to see it whole . . . not as consecrated by time, but to see the best work of our time and the best work of twenty-five hundred years ago with the same eyes.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to all of the essays in \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Wood\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume includes four features that originally appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \"Homage to John Dryden,\" \"Poets on Poetry,\" \"The Metaphysical Poets,\" and \"Andrew Marvell.\" Taken together, these pieces offer remarkable insights into Eliot's ideas on poetry and poets, the nature and role of literature and drama, and the function of criticism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Essays","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47638847881440,"sku":"Books:9780486299365n","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/9780486299365_p0_v3_s600x595.jpg?v=1754605546","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/sacred-wood-and-major-early-essays-eliot","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}