Routledge T. S. Eliot and the Romantic Critical Tradition - Literary Analysis

Edward Lobb's comprehensive study examines T. S. Eliot's relationship to Romantic criticism and literary tradition. Originally published in 1981, this scholarly work draws extensively on Eliot's 1926 Clark Lectures on metaphysical poetry, providing essential context for understanding the poet's critical ideas and their place within literary history. The book synthesises primary sources and earlier scholarship to offer students and scholars of literature a thorough exploration of how Eliot engaged with Romantic critical thought. This Routledge Library Editions reissue makes the influential analysis accessible to contemporary readers seeking deeper insight into modernist literary theory and Eliot's foundational contributions to twentieth-century criticism.