The T. S. Eliot Studies Annual: Volume 4

The T. S. Eliot Studies Annual is the leading venue for the
critical reassessment of Eliot’s life and work in light of the ongoing

publication of his letters, critical volumes of his complete prose, the
new edition of his complete poems, and the forthcoming critical
edition of his plays. All critical approaches are welcome, as are
essays pertaining to any aspect of Eliot’s work as a poet, critic,

playwright, or editor.

This Waste Land centenary volume of the Annual appears at a crossroads in Eliot studies. In recent years, editions of his prose, annotated poems, and letters have vastly expanded what we know about Eliot, his life, oeuvre, composition practices, and circle of acquaintances. Further, in January 2020, over one thousand letters by the poet to his muse Emily Hale were opened at Princeton University Library, where they had been sealed when Hale donated them in 1956. Articles re-examine the Waste Land in light of these new insights, as well as looking at drama and performance, and Eliot and Europe.

John D. Morgenstern, General Editor

Editorial Advisory Board:
Ronald Bush, University of Oxford
David E. Chinitz, Loyola University Chicago

Anthony Cuda, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Robert Crawford, University of St Andrews
Frances Dickey, University of Missouri
John Haffenden, University of Sheffield
Benjamin G. Lockerd, Grand Valley State University
Gail McDonald, Goldsmiths, University of London
Gabrielle McIntire, Queen’s University
Jahan Ramazani, University of Virginia
Christopher Ricks, Boston University
Ronald Schuchard, Emory University

Vincent Sherry, Washington University at St. Louis