T.S. Eliot: An Imperfect Life

The definitive biography of the twentieth century’s great poet.

T. S. Eliot was arguably the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth century. In poems such as The Waste Land and Four Quartets, he spoke directly to his times, and his essays influenced a whole school of literary criticism. Today, as long-awaited personal papers and letters emerge, there is a new impetus to reexamine and understand Eliot—both as a poet and person.

T. S. Eliot: An Imperfect Life portrays the vexed, tormen...