General Information Historical and Literary Context Structure The poem is divided into five sections: Section Summaries & Analysis 1. The Burial of the Dead 2. A Game of Chess 3. The Fire Sermon 4. Death by Water 5. What the Thunder Said Major Themes Key Symbols Style and Techniques FamousContinue Reading
There is almost a critical consensus that T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land exhibits the sordid reality of the crisis of western civilization in the aftermath of World War I (1914-1918), which was the most destructive war in human history to that point. Many people saw the poem as anContinue Reading
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an extra-ordinary dramatic monologue by T S Eliot, a pioneer of a new literary trend of early twentieth century. In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” through the character of “J. Alfred Prufrock”, a modern man, the poet portraysContinue Reading
Modern poetry is poetry of revolt against tradition in terms of diction, versification and subject matter. This is to be seen both in the form and content of poetry. Increasingly the poet turns away from the decadent romantic tradition; a tradition which still persisted in Georgian poetry. The squalor andContinue Reading
Like many modernist writers, Eliot wanted his poetry to express the fragile psychological state of humanity in the twentieth century. The passing away of Romantic and Victorian ideals, and the trauma of World War I challenged cultural notions of masculine identity, causing artists to question the romantic literary ideal ofContinue Reading
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965), better known as T. S. Eliot, was one of the most influential poets, critics, and dramatists of the 20th century. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Eliot eventually became a British citizen in 1927, a reflection of his deep intellectual and cultural ties to England. His workContinue Reading
