T.S. Eliot Materialized: Literal Meaning and Embodied Truth by G. Atkins (Englis

Description: T.S. Eliot Materialized: Literal Meaning and Embodied Truth by G. Atkins By reading T.S. Eliot literally and laterally, and attending to his intra-textuality, G. Douglas Atkins challenges the familiar notion of Eliot as bent on escaping this world for the spiritual. This study culminates in the necessary, but seemingly impossible, union of reading and writing, literature and commentary. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description By reading T.S. Eliot literally and laterally, and attending to his intra-textuality, G. Douglas Atkins challenges the familiar notion of Eliot as bent on escaping this world for the spiritual. This study culminates in the necessary, but seemingly impossible, union of reading and writing, literature and commentary. Notes Using T.S. Eliots own theory of reading, this study provides new interpretations of Eliots oeuvre Author Biography G. Douglas Atkins is a professor of English at the University of Kansas. He is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including Reading T.S. Eliot: Four Quartets and the Journey Towards Understanding; T.S. Eliot and the Essay; On the Familiar Essay: Challenging Academic Orthodoxies; and Literary Paths to Religious Understanding: Essays on Dryden, Pope, Keats, George Eliot, Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and E.B. White. He has been the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including NEH, Mellon, and American Council of Learned Societies and was the winner of the Kenyon Reviews prize for literary excellence in nonfiction prose. Table of Contents Reading Literally, Reading Laterally Affirming Lifes Newness and Joy:Turning and Acceptance in Ash-Wednesday Falling in Love and Reading Spinoza: Some Forms of Approach to Amalgamating Disparate Experience The Gift Half Understood: Incarnation as Impossible Union, Way, and Intersection The Word, Words, and the World: Redeeming the Word, or Some Implications of Incarnation for Reading and Writing about Literature Review "In this slim volume focusing on T. S. Eliots poems in Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets, Atkins proposes first to challenge the deep reading of Eliot that finds meaning buried beneath symbols, and second, to refute the claim that Eliot is an idealist seeking to transcend the material world. In place of the so-called deep reading, Atkins offers both a lateral reading (i.e., reading a particular poem alongside other work by that author) and a literal reading, which purports to take the plain meaning of the words as Eliots intended meaning. Although he concedes at points that this plain meaning can be perplexing or enigmatic, he insists that when read literally, both Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets pivot on the figure of the Incarnation - the central mystery of Christianity . . . this is a provocative argument, and the point Atkins makes regarding Eliots idealism is persuasive. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice Long Description Today, nearly 100 years after the publication of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Sacred Wood, and The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot still suffers from the perception of being difficult to read. In this lively and accessible book, G. Douglas Atkins moves beyond the familiar deep readings and challenges the familiar notion of Eliot as bent on escaping this world for the spiritual world. In line with the poets own comparative procedures, Atkins reads him literally and laterally, attending to his intra-textuality. By finding meaning in new places, Eliots commitment to the physical, tangible, sensory world appears beside the spiritual. These original interpretations culminate in the necessary, but seemingly impossible, union of reading, writing, literature, and commentary. Review Quote "In this slim volume focusing on T. S. Eliots poems in Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets, Atkins proposes first to challenge the deep reading of Eliot that finds meaning buried beneath symbols, and second, to refute the claim that Eliot is an idealist seeking to transcend the material world. In place of the so-called deep reading, Atkins offers both a lateral reading (i.e., reading a particular poem alongside other work by that author) and a literal reading, which purports to take the plain meaning of the words as Eliots intended meaning. Although he concedes at points that this plain meaning can be perplexing or enigmatic, he insists that when read literally, both Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets pivot on the figure of the Incarnation - the central mystery of Christianity . . . this is a provocative argument, and the point Atkins makes regarding Eliots idealism is persuasive. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice Description for Bookstore Using T.S. Eliots own theory of reading, this study provides new interpretations of Eliots oeuvre Details ISBN1137301317 Short Title TS ELIOT MATERIALIZED Language English ISBN-10 1137301317 ISBN-13 9781137301314 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-10-30 Birth 1943 Pages 71 Subtitle Literal Meaning and Embodied Truth Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint Palgrave Pivot Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 71 p. 1 illus. UK Release Date 2012-10-30 AU Release Date 2012-10-30 NZ Release Date 2012-10-30 Author G. Atkins Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Alternative 9781349453498 DEWEY 821.914 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96920724;

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