ELIOT T. S. - The barren land. Translated by. Czeslaw Milosz. English and Polish text.

ELIOT T[homas] S[tearns] - The barren land. Translated by Czeslaw Milosz. Krakow 1989; Literary Publishers. 8, s. 40, [1]. Original fawn wraps.
Wrappers slightly rubbed, folds of the edges of the wrapper, otherwise good condition. Parallel English and Polish text.
"Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) has posed an erudite challenge to scholars and readers for years. Believing in the ordering sense of art, he draws profusely from the Buddhist, Greek and Latin classics, from Dante and the metaphysical poets, as well as from English literature. In Barren Land (1922), a testament to the civilizational crisis that afflicted Europe's intellectual consciousness after World War I, the poet creates a cultural mosaic to salvage past inspirations. The state of inner emptiness can only be changed, according to Eliot, by drawing on rich traditions. The poet's confession is an account of the individual's conscience, undertaken in the name of universalism. Barren Land is recalled in an excellent translation by Czeslaw Milosz." (From the Publisher).