“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
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