"This substantial two-volume critical edition of The Poems of T. S. Eliot brings together the poetic achievement of one of the defining literary figures of the twentieth century. Edited by the distinguished scholars Christopher Ricks and Jim McCue, the edition establishes a newly researched text of Eliot's poetry, drawing upon published editions, manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other archival material. Published by Faber & Faber, London, in 2015, this is the First Edition, First Printing of this important two-volume edition.
Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems opens with Eliot's Collected Poems 1909-1962, encompassing such landmark works as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets. It additionally presents previously uncollected material and an editorial composite of the drafts of The Waste Land, accompanied by extensive scholarly commentary. Ricks and McCue examine textual variants and the development of individual poems, providing an unusually detailed record of Eliot's creative process and the evolution of some of modern literature's most influential verse.
Volume II: Practical Cats and Further Verses gathers Eliot's poetry outside the principal collected canon, including the celebrated Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, his translation of Saint-John Perse's Anabase, Noctes Binanianae, Improper Rhymes and numerous other verses. Further commentary and a comprehensive textual history complete this major scholarly undertaking, making the set both an authoritative edition for serious study and an impressive collection for the Eliot enthusiast. Offered here as the complete matching two-volume set, both volumes retaining their striking original unclipped Faber & Faber dustjackets."
Light wear to unclipped dustjackets protected with clear plastic sleeves. Both volumes are clean and well presented. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
