Ariel poems (Eliot)

Ariel poems (Eliot)

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".

Ariel Poems

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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 inthe "Ariel Poems" section of Eliot's collected poems. It appears as Section 1 of "Coriolan" in the "Unfinished Poems" section.

"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.

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

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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