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Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets. He discusses the 'poem of place' and how earlier examples influenced Eliot's masterpiece. With readings by Ralph Fiennes.

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Tue 1 Sep 2009 23:00
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