The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem

Author: Matthew Hollis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 The Waste Land is said to be the greatest poem of the age. It is thought to describe the moral decay of a world after war, sexuality and rebirth; it has been called the most truthful poem of the times, it has been labelled a masterful fake. But a century after its publication in 1922, T. S. Eliot's masterpiece remains a work of comparative mystery. In this gripping account, award-winning biographer...Read more