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Nov 17, 2014 · T. S. Eliot is widely regarded as one of the most important poets of the last hundred years. Here at Interesting Literature we’re devoted fans of his work, and this got us thinking: which ten defining poems would we recommend to people who want to read him?
Eliot's poetry is characterized by its fragmented structure, use of allusions, and exploration of themes like alienation, disillusionment, and the search for spiritual meaning in the modern world. His poems often employed a conversational, sometimes sardonic tone , challenging traditional poetic forms and embracing ambiguity and intellectual ...
The 1948 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, T.S. Eliot is highly distinguished as a poet, a literary critic, a dramatist, an editor, and a publisher. In 1910 and 1911, while still a college student, he wrote “ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ,” published in Poetry magazine, and other poems that are landmarks in the history of ...
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), an American turned British citizen, was a renowned poet and literary critic who had a significant impact on modernist poetry. His works challenged traditional poetic forms and explored themes of disillusionment, fragmentation, and the search for meaning in the modern world.
By T. S. Eliot. ‘Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: Σίβυλλα τί θέλεις; respondebat illa: άποθανεîν θέλω.’. For Ezra Pound. il miglior fabbro. I. The Burial of the Dead. April is the cruellest month, breeding. Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing. Memory and desire, stirring.
Preludes. With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o’clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps. To early coffee-stands. In a thousand furnished rooms. They flickered against the ceiling.
T. S. Eliot. 1888 –. 1965. “Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: Σιβυλλα τι θελεις; respondebat illa: αποθανειν θελω.”. For Ezra Pound.
'The Hollow Men' Ash Wednesday. I. Because I do not hope to turn again. II. Lady, three white leopards sat under a juniper-tree. III. At the first turning of the second stair. IV. Who walked between the violet and the violet.
Dec 1, 1998 · "Poems by T. S. Eliot" is a collection of poetry published in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1920s. The book showcases Eliot's innovative use of language and form, encompassing various themes of modern existence, personal reflection, and societal critique.
From The Waste Land (Boni & Liveright, 1922) by T.S. Eliot. This poem is in the public domain. The Waste Land - April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing / Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain.
