Tradition and the Individual Talent - (Eris Gems) by T S Eliot (Paperback)

Name: Tradition and the Individual Talent - (Eris Gems) by T S Eliot (Paperback)
Brand: Eris
SKU: 94406580
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"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality.
About the Author: T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) was the single most influential English-language poet of the twentieth century.
32 Pages
Literary Criticism, European
Series Name: Eris Gems

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About the Book

T. S. Eliot's advocacy of "impersonality" as a literary ideal in Tradition and the Individual Talent had an immeasurable impact on Modernist literature and continues to resonate today.

Book Synopsis

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things."

T. S. Eliot's advocacy of "impersonality" as a literary ideal in Tradition and the Individual Talent had an immeasurable impact on Modernist literature and continues to resonate today. An incisive (and controversial) account of individual artists' relation to their forebears, this essay remains an outstanding work of critical prose.

About the Author

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) was the single most influential English-language poet of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.4 Inches (H) x 4.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .15 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 32

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Eris Gems

Publisher: Eris

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Paperback

Author: T S Eliot

Language: English

Street Date: June 24, 2025

TCIN: 94406580

UPC: 9781916809437

Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-1497

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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