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4 de jun. de 2013 · In the early 1930s, T.S. Eliot (September 26, 1888–January 4, 1965) — beloved poet and man of ideas — penned some whimsical verses about cats in a series of letters to his godchildren. In 1939, they were published as Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats , which went on to inspire the famed Broadway musical Cats in 1981 and which was famously illustrated by the great Edward Gorey in 1982.
T. S. Eliot’s light verse poem ‘The Song of the Jellicles,’ first published in his children’s book of poetry, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939), is about the Jellicle Cats. They are nocturnal, black and white, small, and fluffy anthropomorphic cats, who go to the Jellicle Ball when the Jellicle Moon shines bright at night.
Ralph Hodgson, the poet who bred bull-terriers, had hoped to illustrate it but at the crucial period he was house-hunting in America. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats was published on 5 October 1939 in an edition of 3005 copies at 3/6d (17½p) with TSE's drawings on the front cover and the dust-wrapper. He was nervous about its reception.
T. S. Eliot. Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. [1] He is considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest poets, as well as a central figure in English-language Modernist poetry. His use of language, writing style, and verse structure ...
22 de fev. de 2024 · O livro Os Gatos de T.S. Eliot traz uma coleção icônica de poemas que acabaram tendo imensa repercussão através de musicais e adaptações teatrais, como o famoso musical “Cats”. Publicado originalmente em 1939 como Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats , o livro apresenta uma série de poemas sobre diferentes tipos de gatos e suas personalidades peculiares.
And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there! You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air—. But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there! Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin; You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
22 de dez. de 2017 · This Christmas sees the 80 th anniversary of the first broadcast of a selection of T. S. Eliot’s Practical Cats poems. The poems, which weren’t published until almost two years later, were read by Eliot’s friend, Geoffrey Tandy – a writer, broadcaster and scientist who worked at the Natural History Museum. Tandy wrote the Broadcasting ...
