Our own Dr. Megan Quigley is featured in an BBC radio documentary, "Hold on Tight: The Women of the Waste Land," which debuted on Nov. 3rd. You can listen to the documentary, which examines the influence of various women on T.S. Eliot's life and work, here.
You can read more about the women in Eliot's life, particularly in light of the recent unveiling of his letters to Emily Hale, in The Guardian, here.
Dr. Quigley is quoted at length in that article. Here is a small example:
“What does it mean when ‘pills’ means almost nothing? Editing shows our values – what we think is important for scholars to know and for students to learn... When I was a student, we were told that a proper study of The Waste Land was about exploring references to mythology, religion and literature – but of course relating these subjects to Eliot’s life, and our reception of it in the present day, is also really revealing.”
