T. S. Eliot, Marina

William Baker (Northern Illinois University); Katie Wales (University of Nottingham)

Ed. by Chris Baldick, Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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First circulation or publication Sep 1930

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England (Publication/ performance; Country of Origin)

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Marina

(1930) is the fourth of T. S. Eliot’s “Ariel” poems. It was published on 25 September 1930 as an illustrated pamphlet, and subsequently reprinted in the new “Ariel Poems” section of Eliot’s

Collected Poems

(1936). A free-verse composition of 35 lines, it is regarded as one of Eliot’s most lyrical and powerful poems, and was one of its author’s personal favourites. The title,

Marina,

ostensibly comes from Shakespeare’s play

Pericles

(1608)

which concludes with the happy reunion of a long-separated father with his daughter. Eliot is known to have held that play in special admiration, particularly its great “recognition” scene (Act V, Scene i).

However, the poem cannot simply be seen as a re-telling of Shakespeare. The Latin epigraph at its head hints at a darker

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Citation: Baker, William, Katie Wales. "Marina". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 April 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40474, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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