You Are Not Your Own Substack

You Are Not Your Own Substack

Why You Should Read the Four Quartets Right Now

Why Eliot's masterpiece is timely

O. Alan Noble's avatar
O. Alan Noble
Dec 06, 2024
∙ Paid

white book on brown wooden table
Photo by Elisa Calvet B. on Unsplash

T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets is considered by many scholars to be his masterpiece. While The Waste Land has the honor of being more historically significant poem, the Four Quartets surpasses it in beauty, complexity, intensity, and (most relevant to us in this article) hope. It was Eliot’s last great poem, but his best.…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of O. Alan Noble.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2025 𝐎. 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture