Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. Eliot vs Samuel Johnson: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. Eliot Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. Eliot Kristian Smidt · 1949 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Demanding

This title, first published in 1961, explores the general background of attitudes, beliefs and ideas from which Eliot’s works have originated. This study examines the influences of Eliot’s work, and includes Eliot’s…

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Cover of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson · 1785 ★★★★☆ 4.1 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Demanding

A one†‘volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth†‘century Britain's pre†‘eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth†‘century Britain’s preeminent man…

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Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. EliotSamuel Johnson
Goodreads — 4.2 (222)
Hardcover — 3.3 (37)
Apple Books — 4.0 (5)

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Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. EliotSamuel Johnson
Ratings — 222
Editions 14 35
Citations — 15
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 1179
Reading it now — 14
Written reviews — 32
Wikipedia attention — 32923
Pages 258 265

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