The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem

by Matthew Hollis

Book Overview

Renowned as one of the world's greatest poems, The Waste Land 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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324065982
• ISBN13: 9781324065982
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"