Macavity's Not There - Ts Eliot In The 21st Century

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TS Eliot may be regarded by some as the most significant poet in the English language over the past 100 years, but how much does he mean to modern readers? As a major project begins to edit everything he wrote, author and critic Michael Alexander explores where Eliot, and poetry in general, stand in national culture.

Michael Alexander on the place of TS Eliot, and poetry in general, in national culture.

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TS Eliot may be regarded by some as the most significant poet in the English language over the past 100 years, but how much does he mean to modern readers? As a major project begins to edit everything he wrote, author and critic Michael Alexander explores where Eliot, and poetry in general, stand in national culture.

Michael Alexander on the place of TS Eliot, and poetry in general, in national culture.