Episode 4
Craig Raine on how TS Eliot, dealing with obscure areas of feeling, set about expressing the inexpressible in his series of poems The Four Quartets. Readings by Ralph Fiennes.
Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets. He describes how Eliot, dealing with obscure areas of feeling, set about expressing the inexpressible in his great work. With readings by Ralph Fiennes.
This episode is available until 11.00pm on 10th September as part of the Series Catch-up Trial.
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- Thu 3 Sep 200923:00BBC Radio 3
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