Rhapsody on a Windy Night by T.S. Eliot (read by Tom O'Bedlam)

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This is a declaration of the Eliot's disaffection from society like Prufrock, and it written at about the same time in his life, published in 1917. He was still a virgin at the time of writing, as with Prufrock.
The narrative is Eliot's familiar "stream-of-consciousness", commonplace in writing now but at that time it was a true novelty.
This is quite remarkable when you consider that both Prufrock and Rhapsody were published before the monumental novels considered innovations of the stream-of-consciousness style, i.e. James Joyce's Ulysses (1918) and Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" (1927)
La lune ne garde aucune rancune, means "The moon does not hold any resentments".
Here's some notes, you can make up your own mind what value they have:
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, who borrowed so much from T. S. Eliot, borrowed lyrics from this poem for "Memories".
"Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning"
It can't really be said that Andrew Lloyd Webber changed the public's perception of T S Eliot as a literary artist. I expect that those who appreciate Eliot are not disaffected. Those who appreciate Andrew Lloyd Webber may not know not care that the lyrics are based on Eliot's poetry. Of course, there will be some who are aware and who still appreciate both
The painting is "Parisian Opera House by Night", 1893, by Ludwik de Laveaux

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@SpokenVerse
@SpokenVerse 15 жыл бұрын
No, this is my voice. I read everything in this channel.
@elerigriffiths5355
@elerigriffiths5355 7 жыл бұрын
Love this poem, and the reading! Amazing voice!
@frippp66
@frippp66 15 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite Eliot poems - I enjoyed your reading. Thank you.
@JudeMontague
@JudeMontague 15 жыл бұрын
Yes thank you for this reading, and for all the readings, Jude
@jathondelsy
@jathondelsy 10 жыл бұрын
Poetry pregnant with the psychedelia of perception. Electric visions. Again Eliot redefines art and life.
@malutka112
@malutka112 15 жыл бұрын
Incredible...Eliot was a genius. I appreciate you posting this...thank you VERY much.
@dollsareageekbestfriend1777
@dollsareageekbestfriend1777 9 жыл бұрын
and you see the corner of her eye twist like a crooked pin
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