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The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important English-language poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry.
- T. S. Eliot
- 1922
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The first section of The Waste Land takes its title from a line in the Anglican burial service. It is made up of four vignettes, each seemingly from the perspective of a different speaker. The first is an autobiographical snippet from the childhood of an aristocratic woman, in which she recalls sledding and claims that she is German, not Russian (t...
Like “Prufrock,” this section of The Waste Landcan be seen as a modified dramatic monologue. The four speakers in this section are frantic in their need to speak, to find an audience, but they find themselves surrounded by dead people and thwarted by outside circumstances, like wars. Because the sections are so short and the situations so confusing...
Not only is The Waste Land Eliot’s greatest work, but it may be—along with Joyce’s Ulysses—the greatest work of all modernist literature. Most of the poem was written in 1921, and it first appeared in print in 1922. As the poem’s dedication indicates, Eliot received a great deal of guidance from Ezra Pound, who encouraged him to cut large sections ...
T.S. Eliot -- "Little Gidding" (the last of his Four Quartets) As T.S. Eliot so eloquently points out, the only way to learn about life (or about poetry) is by exploring. This website will help you explore his poem The Waste Land.
Some consider the Quarter T.S Eliot’s finest work. I favour The Wasteland. The four poems Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and Little Gidding are a meditation on time, death and a masterpiece written midst war and doubt.
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A summary of The Waste Land Section III: “The Fire Sermon” in T. S. Eliot's Eliot's Poetry. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Eliot's Poetry and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
The Waste Land is a 434-line modernist poem by T.S. Eliot published in 1922. It has been called "one of the most important poems of the 20th century." Despite the poem's obscurity —its shifts...
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The Wasteland. Part 1 – Burial of the Dead. April is the cruellest month, breeding. Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing. Memory and desire, stirring. Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering. Earth in forgetful snow, feeding. A little life with dried tubers.
