T.S. Eliot Response In T.S. Eliot’s essay‚ “Tradition and the Individual Talent‚” he consistently mitigates the importance of an artist (poet or author) and the artist’s originality. Eliot believes that that the artist should simply be viewed as a medium to the development of a work rather than the work being a representation of the artist. He defines his impersonal theory as a “continual surrender” by the author that values tradition‚ rather than personal emotions‚ to create greatness. This
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Commentaire de texte : The Oval Portrait‚ Edgar Allan Poe From Selected Tales‚ Penguin‚ Popular Classics The Oval Portrait‚ a short story from Edgar Allan Poe‚ lies in the fact that art and life are deadly linked. The passion for art and painting is described as causing death since the painter’s determination to make a portrait of his wife will cause her death. As in most of Poe’s short stories‚ the setting takes an important place in the story. We could say that it has even an influence on
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How does TS Eliot express his modernist concerns in his poems? TS Elliot represents the views of many artists of the modernist movement who encapsulate the psychological and emotional distress of WW1 and the early events of the 20th Century in his poems. Modernists believe that every individual in an industrialised city is part of a superficial society that reduces the depth and value of human relationships. The alienation and loneliness as a consequence of this superficial society are strong themes
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public customs‚ and cultural orders (Barbour 28)‚ fitting the tendency toward modern life then. One of the most outstanding American writers and poets‚ Thomas Stearns Eliot introduces his works with innovatory impact by utilizing seemingly illogical and abstract elements and techniques. In his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” Eliot successfully brings in his formula of emotion expressing into multiple characteristics of modernism including dynamic style‚ subjective experience‚ and moral relativism
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Perspectives of TS Eliot’s Poems 1) Feminist (Prufrock) Wealthy‚ cultural‚ fashionable‚ appearance conscious Compartmentalises - women ’bare arms’ ’bracelet’ Dismembered‚ stereotypical views about wealthy people Reduced to small talk Superficial - "Michelangelo" Doesn’t enjoy it too much‚ feels threatened Women are seen as a threat and a risk 2) Psychoanalytical Psychoanalysis attempts to describe human nature‚ human structure and the psyche (mind behaviour). It analyses human drives. Psychoanalysis
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one is endowed with a depthless wealth of literary knowledge‚ Eliot’s cornucopia of allusions and overzealous use of juxtaposition may leave them in a state of utter confusion. Luckily‚ there is hope for the wearied reader. At the close of his poem‚ Eliot presents his readers with a small offering: “These fragments I have shored against my ruins”. This line‚ presented in the midst of seemingly nonsensical fragments‚ serves as a clue to Eliot’s intentions. Indeed‚ it is my belief that this line is the
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What intrigues me most about the poems of T.S Eliot is the subtle delicateness of his writing and yet it is delivered with amazing strength and profound depth. In certain poems‚ I felt that Eliot wrote in a rather impersonal‚ detached dry tone. However a lot of his poetic lines are brimming with attitude. His general tone is quite understated. However this only serves to sharpen the impact on the reader’s feelings. I felt his poetry was a type of aesthetic despair. While registering a despairing
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industrial society and challenging traditional cultural customs. T.S Eliot has been one of the most daring innovators of twentieth-century poetry‚ and believed that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization. His poem ‘Preludes’ looks at the decay of the city as a result of ritual‚ futility and the effects of technological advancement through Eliot’s harsh description of the city and its people. Eliot effectively distinguishes his thoughts of the modernist era‚ instantly
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The Oval Portrait In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story‚ “The Oval Portrait‚” the effect of horror is created. Horror is created within the setting‚ the painter’s obsession‚ and in the terminal love between the couple. By referencing the use of Gothic elements‚ diction and unity of effect‚ Poe creates the horrific short story “The Oval Portrait.” Poe uses many diverse Gothic Elements to portray the setting and mood of the story. A gloomy setting‚ grotesque‚ mysterious‚ or violent events‚ and an
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Eliot Ness was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ April 19‚ 1903. Ness stands as the man most often recognized for destroying the multimillion-dollar breweries operated by Al Capone. Also responsible‚ in part‚ for Capone’s arrest and conviction of tax evasion‚ Ness was instrumental in seizing the power Capone had over the city of Chicago. Ness was also responsible for turning around Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ in the mid-1930s‚ when the city was overcome with crime and corruption. When he was 18 years old he went
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