"[Book title] introduces a new generation of readers and educators to Eliot and covers the full breadth of his literary career. The text explores the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer, and assesses his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and intellectual. The result is an analytical portrait of T.S. Eliot observed through contemporary eyes by leading Eliot scholars -- providing illuminating insight into a poet, writer, and critic who continues to define the literary landscape of the last century."--Book jacket.