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from: Random House Audio Voices
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.912
EAN: 9780739315354
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 0739315358
Label: Random House Audio Voices
Manufacturer: Random House Audio Voices
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: March 29, 2005
Publisher: Random House Audio Voices
Release Date: March 29, 2005
Sales Rank: 127851
Studio: Random House Audio Voices
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Product Description:
Featuring rare archival recordings of the featured poet reading his own work! Each program in Random House Audio Voices' exclusive THE VOICE OF THE POET series is accompanied by a book containing the text of the poems and a commentary by J.D. McClatchy.
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Rating: - Reading the peoms the way they were meant to be read.
This audio CD is a must-have for all fans of T. S. Eliot. Poetry is supposed to be read out loud; it is a pleasure and privilege to hear one of the greatest poets of the 20th century read his poems out loud, allowing us to hear the lines the way they were meant to be heard--and read.
This collection contains a short book with an introduction by J. D. McClatchy and the text of all the poem found on the audio CD. The CD contains 9 tracks: La Figlia Che Piange, The Love Song of J. Alfred ... Read More
Rating: - The Voice of the Poet: T.S. Eliot
This is an audiobook of T. S. Eliot reading nine of his best known poems aloud. Among these are "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock", "Gerontion", "The Wasteland", "The Hollow Men", and "Four Quartets" (also known as "East Coker").
Much of the time, Eliot reads with with a flat monotone, often ending a poem abruptly on a questioning note. Ironically, this technique is surprisingly effective -- particularly with Prufrock and Gerontion. In contrast, Eliot's reading of "The Wasteland" ... Read More
Rating: - Superb!
This was better than expected. I read a lot, esp TSE, have many cds of recorded poetry and already had recordings of his work by "specialist" or celebrity actors, most absolutely dissappointing: you get the feeling that they were going for an effect without having grasped the essences of TSE's poetry, especially wrt the Wasteland from a recorded version of which I expect a lot of specific nuances and hues. When I ordered this product, I didn't set my expectation too high, as poets, though they are ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
You can hear The Waste Land as it was meant to be heard. T. S. Eliot's reading made the poem come alive. Be warned. Not all of the CD is high quality recordings. Some have background noise. Some are low quality. I don't think the tracks are listed anywhere, so I'll list them for you.
1. La Figlia Che Piange
2. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
3. Gerontion
4. Sweeney Among the Nightingales
5. The Waste Land
6. The Hollow Men
7. The Journey of the ... Read More
Rating: - Just a wonderful experience.
It is a great experience to hear the voice of this master poet.
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