Understanding Four Quartets as a Religious Poem: How T.S. Eliot Uses Symbols and Rhythms to Plumb Mystical Meaning

by Spencer, Michael D. G.; Farrow, Anthony

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9780773450585
ISBN10:
0773450580
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008-11-09
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
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Summary

While severa] books have dealt with the Buddhism ofT.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, none have focused on its Christian aspect, though this is more fundamental to the poem.

Author Biography

Dr. Michael Spencer has been a librarian at St. Bonaventure University since 1974. He has a Doctor's Degree in English literature from the University of Wisconsin, specializing in Twentieth Century British literature. Before he came to St. Bonaventure University, he was a professor of English for several years at colleges in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Dr. Spencer has published books and articles in a number of fields including literature, religion, Biblical theology, and library studies.

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
God and the Architecture of Reality: The Still Point of the Turning World
Introduction	p. 9
The Meaning of the Still Point	p. 9
The Effect of the Image of the Still Po int on the Poem	p. 14
The Language of Relationships	p. 17
The Dance	p. 18
The Harmonies of Existence	p. 20
God and the Architecture of Realty: Three Roses
Introduction	p. 23
The Rose Garden in "Burnt Norton" I	p. 24
The Third Rose	p. 26
The Sensual Rose	p. 29
The End of the Poem	p. 37
The Opening Garden Scene
Introduction	p. 51
Two Landscapes	p. 51
Is the Opening Garden Episode About Eliot Himself?	p. 56
The Poem's Own Assessment of the Garden; The Second Appearance of the Garden	p. 57
The Disposition of the Other Garden Passages
The Final Appearance of the Garden	p. 61
Another Appearance of the Garden	p. 62
The Waste Land and the Garden	p. 65
Approaching the Garden in "Burnt Norton" I Piece by Piece	p. 67
Introduction to the Mysticism of "Four Quartets"
Introduction	p. 75
Eliot's Mysticism	p. 75
The Darkness of God	p. 81
The Light of the Kingfisher's Wing	p. 86
Stillness and Silence	p. 89
The Mystical Journey in "Four Quartets"
Journey to Little Gidding	p. 97
The Oceanless	p. 101
Contemplative Knowing	p. 105
The Rose Garden	p. 108
Fire	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 116
Notes	p. 117
Bibliography	p. 125
Index	p. 131
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Understanding Four Quartets as a Religious Poem: How T.S. Eliot Uses Symbols and Rhythms to Plumb Mystical Meaning

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