The Quartets, thus, display none of the fragmentation or collage-like qualities of Eliot's earlier poetry. ... "East Coker" is earth, "The Dry Salvages" water, "Little Gidding" fire, and "Burnt Norton" air, the world of thoughts, words, philosophy and poetry. ... Rather than exploiting bizarre combinatons of images or intricate formal devices, Eliot uses the gravity of terms like "past" and "present" to create a beautiful monument of ideas. ... The next two lines are also important because they deal with the same problem: If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable. ( E...

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He attended lectures by  Henri Bergson  and read poetry with Alain-Fournier. ... Though they were quite different, they shared a devotion to learning and poetry. ... In an attempt to keep poetry alive he gave the world extraordinary works of literature. ... His poetry broke all barriers, and touched its readers everywhere so profoundly.   ... Poetry For a poet of his stature, Eliot produced a relatively small number of poems. ...

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1 Let us go then, you and I, 2 When the evening is spread out against the sky 3 Like a patient etherized upon a table; 4 Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, 5 The muttering retreats 6 Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels 7 And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: 8 Streets that follow like a tedious argument 9 Of insidious intent 10 To lead you to an overwhelming question ... 11 Oh, do not ask, "What is it?" 12 Let us go and make our visit. 13 In the room the women come and go 14 Talking of Michelangelo. 15 ...

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