Prufrock and Other Observations: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Prufrock and Other Observations, credited to T. S. Eliot, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Prufrock and Other Observations by T. S. Eliot. Read in English by EliseDee & Cavaet Prufrock and Other Observations was published in 1917 in a print run of only 500 copies by Egoist Press in London. It features The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, possibly Eliot’s most famous work, a stream-of-consciousness monologue of a man facing insecurity, uncertainty, and his own inertia. Originally written in 1911 and published in 1915 at the encouragement of Ezra Pound, Prufrock is commonly cited as a work marking the start of the modern poetry era. The collection also includes poems like Portrait of a Lady and Rhapsody on a Windy Night -- featuring detailed character studies, observations on the isolation of present-day society, and grappling with post-war disillusionment. - Summary by Elise Dee

Recording facts

• Recording title: Prufrock and Other Observations
• Author credits: T. S. Eliot
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 28:52

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• collection
• free verse

Track guide

1. 01 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock — 7:08
2. 02 - Portrait of a Lady — 6:20
3. 03 - Preludes — 2:27
4. 04 - Rhapsody on a Windy Night — 3:23
5. 05 - Morning at the Window — 0:46
6. 06 - The Boston Evening Transcript — 1:04
7. 07 - Aunt Helen — 1:07
8. 08 - Cousin Nancy — 0:49
9. 09 - Mr. Apollinax — 1:36
10. 10 - Hysteria — 1:12
11. 11 - Conversation Galante — 1:16
12. 12 - La Figlia Che Piange — 1:44

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