01-03-2023, 10:08 PM
I'm reading this now. If you are a fan of the Eliot/Pound era, you would find it fascinating in most ways. It does become tedious at times, since the author is micro-focused on the years 1919-1921. It's reminiscent of Hugh Kenner's The Pound Era.
I've not yet gotten to the point where Eliot actually begins to write The Wasteland, but I think it's coming soon. So far (up to page 190 out of 388) the author has been tracing Eliot's development since Prufrock. Possibly more than you want to know about his personal life, though it's all selected for having an impact on the poem, I expect.
I wish I was a note-taker, because there've been many memorable quotes, mostly by the notorious EP.
I've not yet gotten to the point where Eliot actually begins to write The Wasteland, but I think it's coming soon. So far (up to page 190 out of 388) the author has been tracing Eliot's development since Prufrock. Possibly more than you want to know about his personal life, though it's all selected for having an impact on the poem, I expect.
I wish I was a note-taker, because there've been many memorable quotes, mostly by the notorious EP.