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- CompanyNatureGuides Ltd.
- CategoryBook
- Published2011-06-07
- Current Version2.0.1
- Price$9.99
- Content Rating4+
- CompatibilityMin. IOS 14.0
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The Waste Land brings alive the most revolutionary poem of the last hundred years for a 21st Century audience. A wealth of interactive features illuminate T. S. Eliot's greatest work.
This digital edition carefully respects the typography and integrity of the original yet offers spectacular new ways to explore the significance and influence of the poem.
• watch a remarkable specially filmed performance of the entire poem by Fiona Shaw, synchronised to the text
• listen to complete audio readings of the poem, also synchronised to the text, by T. S. Eliot himself (readings from two periods in his life) as well as Ted Hughes, Alec Guinness, Viggo Mortensen and Jeremy Irons with Eileen Atkins
• understand the poem’s many references and allusions with the help of comprehensive interactive notes
• reveal the structure of the verse and move quickly between sections with a new navigation tool
• watch over 35 expert video perspectives on the poem including contributions from Seamus Heaney and Jeanette Winterson
• examine original manuscript pages to see how the poem took shape under Ezra Pound’s editing
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Winner Best Adult App at the FutureBook Awards 2011
Winner International Interaction Design Award 2013
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“As someone coming from the wrong side of the two cultures, Eliot's poem had effectively been closed off to me for decades. Now it isn't, and that in itself would almost justify the price of the iPad that made it possible.”
-The Guardian, UK, John Naughton
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The Waste Land is published jointly by Faber and Faber and RGB. Faber is the London publisher where Eliot himself worked for almost four decades; RGB is behind other revolutionary interactive books for iPad including The Elements and Solar System which are defining the future of publishing. The interviews and Fiona Shaw's performance are specially filmed by Adam Low, director of the BBC Arena documentary on Eliot.
Publication of The Waste Land in 1922 was a milestone in the literary history of the 20th Century. This edition carries forward Eliot's vision and vividly demonstrates how literature can be illuminated by the new digital medium.
The Waste Land App Comments & Reviews
The Waste Land Positive Reviews
Well ProducedI haven't read the Waste Land in twenty years and this was a very pleasing way to get re-introduced to a poem I recalled with ambivalence. The material is well selected to provide a backdrop, the commentary videos were largely well selected - they may not impart deep secrets, but perhaps more a flavor of the impact Eliot's poem has had on the commenters. More than anything, the material does not interfere with the poem itself, it stays neatly in the background. The readings were well selected; different sections of the poem benefit from the strength brought by the various performers. Eliot's own narration may not be the one you like best, but it gives a great baseline for the "pace" of the poem. I spent about six hours with Eliot over the weekend and do not regret a moment..Version: 1.0.1
Interactive Notes Inaccurate to TouchWhen you touch on a highlighted part, the note does not pop up. You have to touch around the highlighted part—left, right, above, below and everywhere in between—to get the note to pop up. Very frustrating! Sent a support note to the devs. Let’s see whether and how soon they will fix it. iPad OS 16.3.1; iPad Air 5th gen. Other than the “Perspectives” section, the content seems to be OK..Version: 2.0.1
A Model For Presenting LiteratureThis app offers a model for presenting literary works in all their richness on a mobile device. I love the readings by several actors, and the scholarly interpretations deepen our appreciation. Touch press has shown us what can be done, both with this app and the one on Shakespeare's sonnets. I have been waiting, waiting, waiting, wandering through the vast waste land of the App Store looking for more apps that illuminate and present literary works in this way. Please, I will buy them..Version: 1.1.3
SuperbSaw this app featured in The Guardian with video. Downloaded it and found it provides a fresh and breathtaking experience with a poem that I first read in college (about 50 years ago) and have perused from time to time after that. This app makes for an electrifying reacquaintance with a long-lost fascinating friend. The performance of the poem by Fiona Shaw is terrific, and makes Eliot's work appear in new perspectives. I look forward to more apps of this type..Version: 1.0.1
A revolutionary app for a revolutionary poemThe Waste Land revolutionized the world of English poetry. And this app is a revolutionary literary experience. What is so exciting is the way in which this app uses the technology of the iPad to enhance our experience of literature. The videos, readings, manuscripts, and notes are incredible! My only regret is that this wasn't around when I was studying the Waste Land in college! It would've been a dream come true. Bravo, Touch Press!.Version: 1.0.1
Wish I'd had this app when I was writing my thesis!But I wrote my thesis nearly twenty years ago. The presentation of Eliot!'s poem in this app is alone well worth the price. The scholarship included is also first rate. So many options that help you read the poem without force-feeding you any one interpretation. It's a great way to enjoy Eliot's language and imagery and to draw your own conclusions..Version: 1.0.1
Minus * for $I absolutely love this basic concept regarding digital media/eBook/iBook but find the price point out of balance with actually content which is in fact ONE POEM. Sure they went all out with supporting materials but it's still just one poem, and i am loathe to imagine what a full volume of poems would cost or if it would even fit on my iPad 32GB. I would pursue more of such volumes only if the price were to come down to around $5 a piece..Version: 1.0.1
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderfulThis is indeed a wonderful app, and a good developer. When I first downloaded the app, I couldn't get the audio to work, and wrote for help. The developers worked with me through several problem-solving e-mails and got it to work. It is worth the price, and I believe it sets a new standard for e-books..Version: 1.0.1
An App that shows the potential of an iPad experienceThis app is truly an interactive experience, allowing the user to explore The Waste Land in all it's nuances. Readings, notes, video performance, photographs are all part of one's journey of discovery. The app uses the iPad to its fullest capacity. Well worth the price and simply brilliant. I look forward to more from Touch Press..Version: 1.0.2
OutstandingI, like another reviewer, read the poem about 50 years ago. While I enjoyed it then, I certainly did not get as much from it as I have in the few days I've had this app on my ipad. Fiona Shaw's performance is remarkable. Please, please, please -- more of these difficult classics..Version: 1.0.1
The Waste LandI bought this last week and my wife and I have greatly enjoyed it. It really shows the potential of this type of app. I was also impressed by today's very positive editorial about the app in the New York Times. (I had never seen an editorial praising an app before.).Version: 1.0.1
What the iPad does best.Please make more of this type of app. Now I understand why this poem is so important. The app gets out of the way and shows all the nuances I needed to comprehend and charge me up to explore in related areas. Excellent work..Version: 1.0.2
Outstanding...Thank YouI am reviewing this poem, again, with a friend, and this app with its multiple readings and perspectives gives such a richness to the experience. I also appreciate being able to add my notes alongside..Version: 1.1.0
Amazing app!This is the kind of app I'd love to see more of! It would be great if there was one about a philosopher/philosophy paper...perhaps Bertrand Russell?! Well, the dramatic reading by Fiona Shaw was really nice and I love reading the poem while the author's voice reads it!.Version: 1.0.1
A problem with the latest update!! Plz fix it!I think this app is really a marvel and love it tremendously. But after I so eagerly updated it, it seems that all built-in videos including Fiona's brilliant performance cannot be played. Also, all the readings do not work well. Would you please fix the bug?.Version: 1.1.0
Poem came aliveThis app made the poem come alive for me, especially the video. it makes full use of the iPad's capabilities. I would love to see more of the same with the Four Quartets and other works of literature....Version: 1.1.0
OutstandingWell worth it. If you're into Eliot or are new to this work, this is money well spent. Have not encountered one single bug or weird thing..Version: 1.0.2
ExcellentAbsolutely beautiful. A delight to read and Fiona Shaw's performance is admirable. Other highlights for me include Seamus Heaney's commentary and the original Pound-edited drafts. Only disappointment is Alec Guinness reading; he sounds a complete prat..Version: 1.0.1
Worth the price. Great app.Please make more apps just like this for other works. Truly the best App I own even with the higher price. Totally worth it..Version: 1.0.2
The Waste LandCrazy expensive. App paid for self in first 24 hours. Months and years of value to come..Version: 1.1.0
BeautifulEven if you are not familiar with modern poetry or Eliot, anyone who loves language will enjoy this app. The performance by Shaw is worth the price alone. Buy it!.Version: 1.0.1
If you love poetry get this app!The best App i own. Led me to an appreciation of a difficult poet. It's the perfect illustration of what the iPad can be at its best. I hope they issue more..Version: 1.0.2
Very pleasedThis is a solid effort to help people understand The Waste Land. I enjoyed the short video interviews and especially the reading/interpretation of the poem. Five star effort..Version: 1.0.2
ExcellentPlease don't hesitate to give us more titles like this. Your annotated version of The Waste Land is what iPad does best..Version: 1.0.2
ExquisiteFiona Shaw's video reading is stunning and along with the poem and supplementary materials sets a new standard for literary media presentation in an iPad app..Version: 1.0.1
But when will the Shakespeare Sonnets be released?The only iPad app I can think about now is the forthcoming Sonnets collection. The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!.Version: 1.0.2
Wonderful !Thanks for the reminder about the mute switch! This is a brilliant use of the iPad's capabilities..Version: 1.0.1
BrilliantI have watched Fiona Shaw's performance at least a dozen times and am always floored..Version: 1.1.3
BeautifulGrateful for this. And would love to see more like it..Version: 1.1.4
AmazingThis is a stunningly well crafted app - elegantly presented, and packed with information about Eliot's knotty poem..Version: 1.0.1
BenchmarkThis app sets a benchmark for critical editions of literary and historical texts. Don't miss it!.Version: 1.0.1
Needs update for retina displaysIt looks horrible on the new iPad. Content is excellent though..Version: 1.0.2
WonderfulPlease make other Elliot poems!! This is great!.Version: 1.0.1
New readingIrons and Atkins - brilliant!.Version: 1.1.0
BravoThank God Canadians can buy this app. One of the greatest poems of the 20th C. Let's see more, perhaps, some Robert Lowell..Version: 1.0.1
Missing textThis is a beautiful app, and I do appreciate the readings. However, I am very disturbed that Eliot's own footnotes and epigrams are missing. They are _very_ much part of the text. The inclusion of a high school level "critical" notes was a little disappointing..Version: 1.0.1
Wow!First class, excellent production, and Fiona Shaw is fantastic; what a reading Fiona, best I've ever heard!.Version: 1.0.1
GreatI enjoyed seeing this great example of what is possible as an ebook app..Version: 1.0.1
Superbe!Bien pensé, bien fait!.Version: 1.0.1
WonderfulSadly, this latest update kills the app. It simply will not download either through my iPad or my computer, despite about a dozen attemps. What a shame not to have left well enough alone. This app is an example of everything the iPad is capable of. A magnificent way to study an iconic poem and a tremendous wakeup for anyone who thinks the zillion stupid games that dominate the app store are all there is..Version: 1.0.2
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