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The Poems of T. S. Eliot

Read by Jeremy Irons

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The Poems of T. S. Eliot

By: T. S. Eliot
Narrated by: Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins
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About this listen

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity. Major poems range from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' through the post-war desolation of 'The Waste Land' and the spiritual struggle of 'Ash-Wednesday', to the enduring charm of 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.

The Spectator praised Jeremy Irons' interpretation as 'so accessible, reading Eliot as if finding his words for the first time, grappling with them, relishing them, using them to express feelings that we all share as we struggle to accept, to recognise or relinquish'. Dame Eileen Atkins also appears alongside Jeremy Irons in the reading of 'The Waste Land'.

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Critic Reviews

"For such a major poet, Eliot left a fairly sparse body of work, and all his mature poems are here. And while many consider him to be a fairly austere modernist, these readings by Jeremy Irons bring out the human passion (and sometimes the intellectual passion) that lurks in the poems.... His versions are simply more human, as beautifully crafted as the poems themselves." (AudioFile)
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It cannot be overstated that Jeremy Iron’s voice is the best thing on audible. Finally enough, I didn’t realise he was the narrator until I started this audiobook. I was lying there listening, and I was thinking to myself… “Why am I thinking about the Lion King?“ Then I realised who was the narrator. His delivery is impeccable, recommend highly

That voice tho

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Just brilliant! Jeremy Irons is simply the best! T.S. Eliot has always inspired me. We have a love of cats in common! !

It was over all too quickly!

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Jeremy Irons plus T.S. Eliot. It isn’t hard to see why this was a good idea! One of the most distinctive and expressive voices reading some of the best poetry of the 20th Century. One star off for T.S. Eliot’s strange antisemitic caricatures that appear occasionally. Otherwise, a real treat.

A legendary voice reading incredible poetry

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... this is the result. The one audiobook I go back to again and again and again.

When legends collide...

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I have always loved Jeremy Irons’s voice but this is extraordinary. He has obviously thought deeply about Eliot’s complex poetry and brings it to life, with all its drama, tragedy and comedy. (Yes, Eliot can be funny.)

I’ll be listening to this many times. It is incredibly beautiful.

Stunning

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absolutely loved this rendition.except for the fact I have other books to listen to, I would go straight back and listen again

T S Elliot

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