Prufrock and Other Observations


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(4.6 stars; 13 reviews)

Prufrock and Other Observations was published in 1917 in a print run of only 500 copies by Egoist Press in London. It features The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, possibly Eliot’s most famous work, a stream-of-consciousness monologue of a man facing insecurity, uncertainty, and his own inertia. Originally written in 1911 and published in 1915 at the encouragement of Ezra Pound, Prufrock is commonly cited as a work marking the start of the modern poetry era. The collection also includes poems like Portrait of a Lady and Rhapsody on a Windy Night -- featuring detailed character studies, observations on the isolation of present-day society, and grappling with post-war disillusionment. - Summary by Elise Dee (0 hr 28 min)

Chapitres

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 7:08 Lu par EliseDee
Portrait of a Lady 6:20 Lu par EliseDee
Preludes 2:27 Lu par EliseDee
Rhapsody on a Windy Night 3:23 Lu par Cavaet
Morning at the Window 0:46 Lu par EliseDee
The Boston Evening Transcript 1:04 Lu par Cavaet
Aunt Helen 1:07 Lu par Cavaet
Cousin Nancy 0:49 Lu par EliseDee
Mr. Apollinax 1:36 Lu par Cavaet
Hysteria 1:12 Lu par EliseDee
Conversation Galante 1:16 Lu par EliseDee
La Figlia Che Piange 1:44 Lu par Cavaet

Critiques


(5 stars)

This is a book one can always return to. There are a very few books one can put in this catagory. As a poet myself, the concept of anti-romaticism was fascinating to me. Lovesong for J.Alfred Prufrock will always be in my top ten booms of poetry.


(4 stars)

Very well read. I had to study this for my A level, and living in central London at the time, I felt the imagery went so well.