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Works of T. S. Eliot: Four Quartets

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Eliot, T. S.

Eliot, T. S.
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Four Quartets

Four Quartets is a title given by T. S. Eliot to four separate poems
which, together, display a subtle musical virtuousity. Its sonata-like
structure abundantly evident, the movements which comprise it, while showing
specific contrasts in mood and rhythm, are related tonally and stylistically.
These consist of: 1) the exposition, in which the major (musical) themes are
presented; 2) the development, in which these major themes are worked out; and
3) the recapitulation, in which the themes are repeated. A final part, the
coda, is a concluding ...

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