About “Little Gidding”
Little Gidding is the final poem in T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, a series exploring themes such as time, perspective, humanity, and salvation. It was published in September 1942, following a delay of over a year due to World War II air-raids and Eliot's declining health. The poem's title refers to a small Anglican community in Little Gidding, Huntingdonshire, founded by Nicholas Ferrar in the 17th century. This community was dispersed during the English Civil War. The poem reflects on spiritual and philosophical ideas, drawing on the history and legacy of the place. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1942