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T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems : the poetics of recovery, John H. Timmerman

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Written for the most part during an intense, three-year surge of poetic energy, the Ariel poems of T.S. Eliot represent a transition from The Waste Land cycle of poems to the threshold of Eliot's dramatic writings and the Four Quartets. T.S. Eliot's Ariel Poems: The Poetics of Recovery, the first book-length study to focus solely upon these poems, examines the thematic and stylistic developments in Eliot's art during the late 1920s. As a group, the Ariel poems develop Eliot's search for new forms for new themes. Despite his early advocacy of impersonality, the Ariel poems do not so much represent a rejection of earlier artistic beliefs as a refinement and adaptation of them, particularly as he sought a means of poetic expression for his developing religious sensibility. In particular, this study examines a transformation from imagism to patterned symbolism, from a disembodied and fragmentary poetic voice to a unified and increasingly personal poetic voice, and from random allusion to the appropriation of a new set of literary influences. While the literary influence of Dante upon Eliot's work has generally been well-established, the Ariel poems appropriate that influence in particular ways. Other major figures important to Eliot during this transitional period include Lancelot Andrewes, Saint Augustine, and Saint John of the Cross. To demonstrate the transitions in Eliot's work, this study closely examines Eliot's poetic production for the years 1927-31. Primary attention is given to the traditionally-received Ariel poems of this period - "Journey of the Magi," "A Song for Simeon," "Animula," "Marina," "Triumphal March" and the Coriolan fragment - but also to Ash Wednesday, which may be seen thematically and stylistically as part of the Ariel series, and to the later (1954) "Cultivation of Christmas Trees."
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eng
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Extent
203 pages
Contents
  • Redeeming the time
  • Introduction : recovery of a tradition
  • The aesthetics of impersonality
  • The validation of voice
  • "Journey of the Magi" : seeking satisfaction
  • Ash Wednesday in the Ariel pattern
  • Permutations on the saints' stair : "A song for Simeon," "Animula," "The cultivation of Christmas trees"
  • The moment of recognition : "Marina"
  • A step in new directions : "Triumphal march" and the shaping of Coriolan
Isbn
9780838752869
Link
https://archive.org/details/tseliotsarielpoe00timm
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T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems : the poetics of recovery
Title
T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems
Title remainder
the poetics of recovery
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John H. Timmerman
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Written for the most part during an intense, three-year surge of poetic energy, the Ariel poems of T.S. Eliot represent a transition from The Waste Land cycle of poems to the threshold of Eliot's dramatic writings and the Four Quartets. T.S. Eliot's Ariel Poems: The Poetics of Recovery, the first book-length study to focus solely upon these poems, examines the thematic and stylistic developments in Eliot's art during the late 1920s. As a group, the Ariel poems develop Eliot's search for new forms for new themes. Despite his early advocacy of impersonality, the Ariel poems do not so much represent a rejection of earlier artistic beliefs as a refinement and adaptation of them, particularly as he sought a means of poetic expression for his developing religious sensibility. In particular, this study examines a transformation from imagism to patterned symbolism, from a disembodied and fragmentary poetic voice to a unified and increasingly personal poetic voice, and from random allusion to the appropriation of a new set of literary influences. While the literary influence of Dante upon Eliot's work has generally been well-established, the Ariel poems appropriate that influence in particular ways. Other major figures important to Eliot during this transitional period include Lancelot Andrewes, Saint Augustine, and Saint John of the Cross. To demonstrate the transitions in Eliot's work, this study closely examines Eliot's poetic production for the years 1927-31. Primary attention is given to the traditionally-received Ariel poems of this period - "Journey of the Magi," "A Song for Simeon," "Animula," "Marina," "Triumphal March" and the Coriolan fragment - but also to Ash Wednesday, which may be seen thematically and stylistically as part of the Ariel series, and to the later (1954) "Cultivation of Christmas Trees."
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Timmerman, John H
Index
index present
LC call number
PS3509.L43
LC item number
A6977 1994
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Eliot, T. S.
  • Eliot, Thomas S
  • Ariel
  • Ariel poems (Eliot)
  • Lyrik
Label
T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems : the poetics of recovery, John H. Timmerman
Link
https://archive.org/details/tseliotsarielpoe00timm
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-199) and index
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Redeeming the time
  • Introduction : recovery of a tradition
  • The aesthetics of impersonality
  • The validation of voice
  • "Journey of the Magi" : seeking satisfaction
  • Ash Wednesday in the Ariel pattern
  • Permutations on the saints' stair : "A song for Simeon," "Animula," "The cultivation of Christmas trees"
  • The moment of recognition : "Marina"
  • A step in new directions : "Triumphal march" and the shaping of Coriolan
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
203 pages
Isbn
9780838752869
Lccn
94017435
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)30477300
  • (OCoLC)ocm30477300
Label
T.S. Eliot's Ariel poems : the poetics of recovery, John H. Timmerman
Link
https://archive.org/details/tseliotsarielpoe00timm
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-199) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Redeeming the time
  • Introduction : recovery of a tradition
  • The aesthetics of impersonality
  • The validation of voice
  • "Journey of the Magi" : seeking satisfaction
  • Ash Wednesday in the Ariel pattern
  • Permutations on the saints' stair : "A song for Simeon," "Animula," "The cultivation of Christmas trees"
  • The moment of recognition : "Marina"
  • A step in new directions : "Triumphal march" and the shaping of Coriolan
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
203 pages
Isbn
9780838752869
Lccn
94017435
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)30477300
  • (OCoLC)ocm30477300

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