T.S. Eliot (essay date 1927)
SOURCE: "Thomas Middleton," in the Times Literary Supplement, No. 1326, 30 June 1927, pp. 445-46.
[In this influential survey of Middleton's works, Eliot considers Middleton one of the age's great playwrights, praises his realism, and particularly extols the dramatist's portrayals of women.]
Thomas Middleton, the dramatic writer, was not very highly thought of in his own time; the date of his death is not known; we know only that he was buried on July 4, 1627. He was one of the more voluminous, and one of the best,...
Source: Literary Criticism (1400-1800), ©1996 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
(The entire page is 3317 words.)
Want to read the whole thing?
Subscribe to eNotes for access to this content as well as thousands of study guides and critical materials. SUBSCRIBE
