Series: Caedmon Essentials
Audio CD
Publisher: Caedmon; Unabridged edition (July 25, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061124206
ISBN-13: 978-0061124204
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 5.2 x 5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Buyer beware! It is wonderful to hear Eliot read his poetry, but this CD collection is much reduced in content from Caedmon's audiotape collection: T.S. Eliot Reads: The Wasteland, Four Quartets and Other Poem. One can hardly imagine Eliot without "Four Quartets," "Ash Wednesday," and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," so one cannot call this CD "Essential Eliot." Because of this, the word "unabridged" on the cover appears misleading, even deceptive. Caedmon & HarperCollins need replicate the audiotape content on compact disc, so that superior content can be wedded with the superior medium.
I love these recordings, particularly the one of The Wasteland. However, Prufrock is missing.
What greater joy is there than to sit in a darkened room, in a mildly enhanced mental state and listen to Eliot read his poems? Depth, meaning, sadness, joy - great, great poetry.
I for some reason am not a great fan of T. S. Eliot. Perhaps, it is his voice I don't like. I think I will have to read his poetry again and catch another reader of his verse.
an excellent reader of his own poetry. a terrific collection.
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