T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems

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T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems are those written for Faber and Faber's series of Ariel Poems. All but "Triumphal March" also appear in his book Collected Poems: 1909–1962 under the heading Ariel Poems.

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[edit] Ariel Poems

[edit] "Journey of the Magi"

  • First published August 25, 1927.
  • Numbered 8 in the series.
  • Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer.
  • Numbered A9 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

"Journey of the Magi" is an account of the journey from the point of view of one of the magi.

[edit] "A Song for Simeon"

  • First published September 24, 1928
  • Numbered 16 in the series.
  • Drawing by E. McKnight Kauffer.
  • Numbered A11 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

[edit] "Animula"

  • First published October 9, 1929.
  • Numbered 23 in the series.
  • Wood-engravings by Gertrude Hermes.
  • Numbered A14 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

[edit] "Marina"

  • First published September 25, 1930.
  • Numbered 29 in the series.
  • Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer.
  • Numbered A17 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

[edit] "Triumphal March"

  • First published October 29, 1931.
  • Numbered 35 in the series.
  • Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer.
  • Numbered A19 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

While this poem was published as part of Faber & Faber's series of "Ariel Poems" it is not included with the rest of poems in the "Ariel Poems" section of Eliot's collected poems. It appears as Section 1 of "Coriolan" in the "Unfinished Poems" section.

[edit] "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees"

  • First published October 26, 1954.
  • Part of a newer series of "Ariel Poems" published by Faber & Faber.
  • Illustrated by David Jones.
  • Numbered A66 in Gallup's bibliography of Eliot's works.

[edit] References

  • Eliot, T.S. Collected Poems: 1909–1962 Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1963
  • Gallup, Donald. T. S. Eliot: A Bibliography (A Revised and Extended Edition) Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969

[edit] Further reading

The following books have chapters on Eliot's "Ariel Poems":

  • Hugh Kenner, The Invisible Poet: T. S. Eliot
  • Grover Smith, T. S. Eliot's Poetry and Plays: A Study in Sources and Meaning
  • B.C Southam, A Guide to The Selected Poems of T. S. Eliot
  • George Williamson, A Readers Guide to T. S. Eliot: A Poem by Poem Analysis


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