T. S. Eliot Studies Annual: Volume 4

The T. S. Eliot Studies Annual is the leading venue for the critical reassessment of Eliot’s life and work in light of the ongoing publication of his letters, critical volumes of his complete prose, thenew edition of his complete poems, and the forthcoming critical edition of his plays. All critical approaches are welcome, as are essays pertaining to any aspect of Eliot’s work as a poet, critic, playwright, or editor. This Waste Land centenary volume of the Annual appears at acrossroads in Eliot studies. In recent years, editions of his prose, annotatedpoems, and letters have vastly expanded what we know about Eliot, his life,oeuvre, composition practices, and circle of acquaintances. Further, in January2020, over one thousand letters by the poet to his muse Emily Hale were openedat Princeton University Library, where they had been sealed when Hale donatedthem in 1956. Articles re-examine the Waste Land in light of these newinsights, as well as looking at drama and performance, and Eliot and Europe. John D. Morgenstern, General EditorEditorial Advisory Board:Ronald Bush, University of OxfordDavid E. Chinitz, Loyola University Chicago Anthony Cuda, University of North Carolina–GreensboroRobert Crawford, University of St AndrewsFrances Dickey, University of MissouriJohn Haffenden, University of SheffieldBenjamin G. Lockerd, Grand Valley State UniversityGail McDonald, Goldsmiths, University of LondonGabrielle McIntire, Queen’s UniversityJahan Ramazani, University of VirginiaChristopher Ricks, Boston UniversityRonald Schuchard, Emory University Vincent Sherry, Washington University at St. Louis