The Four Quartets is a series of four poems by T.S. Eliot, published individually from 1936 to 1942, and in book form in 1943; it was considered by Eliot himself to be his finest work. Each of the quartets has five "movements" and each is titled by a place name -- BURNT NORTON (1936), EAST COKER (1940), THE DRY SALVAGES (1941), and LITTLE GIDDING (1942). Eliot's insights into the cyclical nature of life are revealed through themes and images woven throughout the four poems. Spiritual, philosophical, and personal themes emerge through symbolic allusions and literary and religious references from both Eastern and Western thought. The work addresses the connections of the personal and historical present and past, spiritual renewal, and the very nature of experience; it is considered the poet's clearest exposition of his Christian beliefs. (The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature)
Vier QuartetteReihe
Dieses poetische Quartett taucht tief in die Natur von Zeit, Erinnerung und spiritueller Suche ein. Es erforscht die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Ewigkeit und flüchtigem Moment, Realität und Illusion. Die Werke bieten eine tiefgründige Meditation über die menschliche Existenz und die Suche nach Sinn inmitten des unaufhörlichen Zeitflusses. Es ist ein intellektuell anregendes und emotional resonierendes poetisches Meisterwerk.
