beginning around WWI and lasting through the 30’s; about the beginning of WWII. What are the distinguishing characteristics of modernism? ➢ a radical shift away from the aesthetic and moral values of the 19th century ➢ an abandonment of classic form in favor of complex‚ obscure‚ and elite structure and allusions ➢ a persistent theme of disillusionment in society Who are the most prominent modernist authors? ➢ T.S. Eliot ➢ Virginia Woolf ➢ Ernest Hemingway
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TS Eliot is arguably one of the greatest English poets of the 20th century. His writing style focuses on the human psyche and personal experiences of the personas in the poem derived from his own personal experiences having been affected by WWI. In each of his poems‚ Eliot uses the theme of human suffering to evoke and portray a bleak and melancholy setting‚ which acts as the motive behind the strange and peculiar actions that the characters demonstrate. The Poems “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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fortune teller‚ a well known one at that “Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe”. The first card that is presented is “…drowned Phoenician Sailor…” This card is not the stereotypical card used by a fortune teller. This card was conjured by T.S Eliot himself. A sign of death by drowning‚ the man’s brain
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The Controversy between Morals and Ethics In Murder in the Cathedral written by T. S. Eliot in the eleventh century‚ Thomas Becket‚ the archbishop and main character‚ opposes the will of society. Thomas has returned to Canterbury after seven years in France exiled from the world. Thomas’ reason for returning is not to stir up trouble as it is perceived‚ but to see what has changed and if there was anything he could do to make a change. The ethical and moral values of Thomas Becket are in opposition
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Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170‚ first performed in 1935. Eliot drew heavily on the writing of Edward Grim‚ a clerk who was an eyewitness to the event. The play‚ dealing with an individual’s opposition to authority‚ was written at the time of rising Fascism in Central Europe‚ and can be taken as a protest to individuals in affected countries to oppose the Nazi regime’s subversion of
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in different periods of T.S. Eliot’s life the poems ’The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’‚ ’Portrait of a Lady’ and ’Preludes’ uses a variety of poetic devices to portray these thematic concerns. Through the portrayal of his numerous protagonists Eliot explores the effects of exclusion and its tendency for the individual to feel self pity. In the poem‚ The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock‚ Eliot’s use of personification in the lines‚ "The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window panes" highlights
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inner fogginess and the foggy evening is conveyed in the image of “The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window panes/ The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window panes” (15-16). In the poem‚ Prufrock is constantly depreciating himself; Eliot highlights this through the use of animal imagery. His feeling of helplessness and impotence is emphasized after Prufrock imagines himself‚ "sprawling on a pin‚/When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall" (57-58). The poem moves through a series
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chemical reaction cannot take place‚ but the platinum remains unaffected. In the same way the mind of the poet remains unaffected during his poetic composition. So Eliot says‚ "poetry is not a turning loose of emotion‚ but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality‚ but an escape from personality". T.S. Eliot states‚ "The emotion of art is impersonal. And the poet cannot reach this impersonality without surrendering himself wholly to the work to be done".
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historical context of a particular poem Poem: T. S. Eliot‚ ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The context of any given text whether poetry‚ novels or a movie is always integral to its understanding. Social and historical context of not only the given text‚ but the writer’s context and reader’s context play an important role in the interpretation and understanding of the major ideas‚ issues‚ values and beliefs within the text. T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot was one of the twentieth century’s major poets
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dramatic monologue that presents an inner conflict between the need to be loved and the failure to satisfy that need”. Waldorf believes that Prufrock and Eliot are looking at their life and existence with great regret and sadness and with it‚ controls how this makes the reader feel. Within the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”‚ T.S Eliot writes about an inner conflict between the need to feel loved and the fear of failing to do so. “Prufrock’s Defenses and Our Response” by Leon Waldoff‚
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