T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939) is, at first glance, an outlier in the poet’s oeuvre. The same man who penned the solemn musings of The Waste Land and the spiritual interrogations of Four Quartets here turns his attention to a whimsical collection of feline character sketches, written in lively, metered verse. Yet, upon closer inspection, Old Possum’s Book … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review. – Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
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