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Focuses on the writer's later years, exploring the dichotomy of his religious convictions and stormy nature, as well as his relationships with Emily Hale and Mary Trevelyan and the influence of an American ethos on his views
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This long awaited conclusion to Eliot's early years (1977) offers a radical new approach to the poetry and plays of his mature years. Draws on many unpublished papers to provide much new information about his complex relations with the women in his life. Gordon reveals a powerful autobiographical substrate in Eliot's later work and elucidates the profound impact of American Puritanism on his sense of vocation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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