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The Odd Dangers of Writers as Readers

January 30, 2013 by utpress Leave a Comment

Here is T.S. Eliot reading “The Love Song for J. Alfred Prufrock”: In undergrad, I read Samuel Beckett’s play Krapp’s Last Tape and loved it. Then, near the end of that same semester, I had a chance to see the play performed by a man Beckett had personally chosen to play Krapp. It was like … [Read more…]

Battle of Voices

July 18, 2012 by utpress Leave a Comment

If you know anything about Thomas Stearns Eliot, you know he was born in St. Louis. As an adult he moved to London and eventually became a British citizen. In the following audio I found on YouTube, he sounds more British than American: The accent sounds totally Midwestern, right? Sure it does. Compare the voice of … [Read more…]