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Four quartets

Book • 1943

Four Quartets is a cycle of four poems by T.S.

Eliot, each titled with a place name: 'Burnt Norton,' 'East Coker,' 'The Dry Salvages,' and 'Little Gidding.

' The poems are meditations on time, redemption, and eternity, blending Eliot's Anglo-Catholicism with mystical, philosophical, and poetic elements from various traditions.

Each quartet has five sections and explores themes such as the conflict between individual mortality and the endless span of human existence, the nature of spirituality, and the relationship between the present and the past.

The work is considered Eliot's masterpiece and his clearest exposition of his Christian beliefs.

Mentioned by

Simon Critchley

Andrew Sullivan

Robert Harrison

Canon Mark Oakley

Mentioned in 20 episodes

Mentioned by

Douglas Murray

when discussing a sermon by Terry Waite.

376. Truth and Adventure as an Antidote to Suffering | Douglas Murray

Mentioned by

Alan Watts

in relation to his concept of time and the illusion of a continuous self.

Ep. 1 - Following the Taoist Way

Mentioned by

Alan Watts

to illustrate the idea that the person in the present moment is not the same person from the past or future.

Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism

Mentioned by

Jay Parini

, referencing Eliot's "Four Quartets" and its themes of life and death.

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Mentioned by

Marina Hyde

as a book she owns a first edition of.

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Mentioned by

Robert Harrison

, quoting his work 'Four Quartets'.

Jean-Marie Apostolidès on Albert Camus

Mentioned by

James Harpur

as one of the books he read during a period of meditation and prayer.

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Mentioned by Fr. Gregory Pine when describing the human project or the human effort.

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Mentioned by

Simon Critchley

in relation to his exploration of universalism and the mystical way.

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Mentioned by

Canon Mark Oakley

as a classic in Western spirituality, exploring our relationship with time, the universe, and the divine.

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Mentioned by

James Finley

in relation to time, eternity, and the concept of fidelity.

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Mentioned by

James Finley

in relation to his similar views with Gabriel Marcel on time and eternity.

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Mentioned by

Kirsten Oates

as the book they will be discussing throughout the season.

Dialogue 4: Little Gidding

Mentioned by

Andrew Sullivan

as a source of inspiration and a writer whose work requires understanding numerous references.

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Mentioned by

Canon Mark Oakley

while discussing T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets and its exploration of time.

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Mentioned by

Kirsten Oates

in relation to the concept of time and eternity.

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Mentioned by

Jack Kornfield

in the context of human limitations in bearing reality.

Ep. 275 – Desire, Love, and Spiritual Passion

Mentioned by

James Finley

as the source of the poem "Little Gidding", which is being discussed in the podcast.

T.S. Eliot: Session 4

Referenced when discussing language of negation and struggle with sin in Four Quartets.

Simon Critchley & James Butler: On Mysticism

Mentioned by

James Finley

as the focus of the podcast episode, reflecting on passages from the book and leading a meditative practice.

T.S. Eliot: Session 2

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