Thomas Stearns “T.S.” Eliot is one of the most inspiring authors in American history. Eliot’s contribution to society was more than words. Eliot’s authorship sits upon a pedestal that will stand the test of time. He is one of the few authors of the 1920s who had the poetic talent that is reflected on to this day. T.S. Eliot’s literature‚ which greatly impacted the 1920’s‚ was influenced by his early life‚ collegiate career‚ jobs‚ love life‚ and authoring career. Eliot was born September 26‚ 1888
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Thomas Stearns Eliot was born September 26th‚ 1888 during what can be called an age of transition and could quite possibly be named one of the best poets of the 19th century. He wrote many poems of memories of childhood and bitter visions of various times in his life. Later in life‚ his craving for writing theatrical dramas took over. His most famous and celebrated work is the long and perplexing poem‚ The Waste Land‚ which took him nearly a year to finish. T.S. Eliot had a life full of conflict
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means “penitent’s spiritual sorrow for the sins he has committed” and it necessarily includes hatred for such sins‚ as well as the determination to avoid them in the future. In the first stanza‚ this “spiritual sorrow” is apparent by the contrast Eliot uses‚ of the Magi’s difficult journey. In fact‚ the central focus of criticism has been on the journey; the “A cold coming…” (Line 1) during “…the worst time of the year…” (Line 2)‚ emphasizing the climatic statement of the stanza: “A hard time we
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some years was extremely small‚ consisting of little more in verse than two short pieces‚ “The Journey of the Magi” and “Ash Wednesday”. The Wasteland presented a disturbing vision of the state of the contemporary world‚ a vision of human society as Eliot saw it after the war: confused‚ dirty‚ barren in spirit and altogether horrible. The poem made a tremendous impact on the post-War generation‚ and is considered one of the most important documents of its age. The Wasteland is in many ways a compressed
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Prelude IV is the last installment of a four part series of poems from legendary poet T.S Eliot. Like most of Eliot’s writing‚ including the three other installments of the preludes‚ Prelude IV criticizes the modern world and the state of humanity living in it. The goal of this essay is to interpret the specific criticisms within the poem as well as analyse its structure as well as its semantics. Structural Analysis Interpretation As previously stated‚ the core message of the entire Preludes
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Later investigations revealed that Christopher’s sisters were prostituted to some of the apartment visitors. It had not been determined if Christopher experienced any personal sexual abuse‚ but his aggressive and over-sexualized behavior often indicates that he had witnessed many things. No information about Christopher’s younger brother’s experiences in his mother’s home had been provided to this author. Christopher was placed in filial-care with a biological aunt and uncle. According to the case-worker
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1.The two main characters: the pregnant girl‚ Jig‚ and the American man are two different people. The first clue about the exact nature of their conflict is when the woman compares the hills to “white elephants”. The American says that he has “never seen one” and Jig reacts to his answer saying: “No‚ you wouldn’t have.” Jig seems not to be convinced that the decision she made is the right one. The man says the abortion is “perfectly simple” and that he thinks “it’s the best thing to do.” Even though
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“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”. Moreover ‚ post his wife’s death‚ in “Holy Sonnet X” Donne cements his assuredness of emotions toward death in verse. Conversely to Donne’s security in his feelings‚ in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” T.S. Eliot creates the persona of J.Alfred Prufrock who is evidently insecure in himself‚ with regard to both his appearance and his attitude towards particular milestones in his life. The first instance in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” where the reader
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With the other masquerades That time resumes‚ One thinks of all the hands That are raising dingy shades In a thousand furnished rooms. III You tossed a blanket from the bed‚ You lay upon your back‚ and waited; You dozed‚ and watched the night revealing The thousand sordid images Of which your soul was constituted; They flickered against the ceiling. And when all the world came back And the light crept up between the shutters And you heard the sparrows in the gutters‚ You had such
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T s eliot as a modrn poet He is perhaps the most influential poet of the last century. The innovations that Elliot brought to poetry caused a dramatic change to virtually every art form. This includes novels‚ films‚ and poetry. T.S. Eliot worked for his entire adult life at a publishing house. He wrote his poems in his spare time. He also wrote plays and literary criticism. In fact‚ for a figure that is one of the giants of 20th century poetry‚ he did not write very much. His entire poetic
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