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T.S. The first poem of this period, and the first of Eliot's important works, was "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," which appeared in Poetry in 1915. Critical opinion is divided as to whether the narrator even leaves his own residence during the course of the narration.
"East Coker" continues the examination of time and meaning, focusing in a famous passage on the nature of language and poetry.
1968.
"Little Gidding" (the element of fire) is the most anthologized of the Quartets. 1987. The Composition of Four Quartets. 1978.
Nevertheless, in his minor work "After Strange Gods" (1933), Eliot deprecates the presence of “free-thinking Jews,” who are said to be “undesirable” in large numbers.
The marriage was markedly unhappy, in part because of Vivienne's health issues. They approach the same ideas in varying but overlapping ways, although they do not exhaust their questions. According to the poet Ted Hughes, "Each year Eliot's presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble." Hugh Kenner commented, "He has been the most gifted and influential literary critic in English in the twentieth century."
Charges of anti-Semitism
Although he is regarded throughout the English-speaking world as one of the chief poets and critics of modern times, no discussion of his reputation can ignore the charges of anti-Semitism leveled against him.
Composed during a period of personal difficulty for Eliot—his marriage was floundering, and both he and Vivienne suffered from disordered nerves—The Waste Land is often read as a representation of the disillusionment of the post-war generation. It was their clarity of image and metaphor, combined with a profoundly complex and troubled faith in the spirit that would influence Eliot's later, religious epic poems—most notably the Four Quartets—draw much of their settings from their actual places where the metaphysical poets lived and wrote.
For his vast influence—in poetry, criticism and drama—T.S.
Life
Eliot was born into a prominent family from St. Louis, Missouri. There is fierce critical debate over the pragmatic value of the objective correlative, and Eliot's failure to follow its dicta. In 1917, he took a position at Lloyds Bank in London where he worked on foreign accounts.
1988. At Faber and Faber, he was responsible for publishing important English poets like W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender, and Ted Hughes. The character of Sweeney embodies the moral decay that Eliot saw in the world around him, while the play’s structure combines elements of both ancient tragedy and modernism.
10.”La Figlia che Piange” (1929)
This short poem explores themes of love, loss, and disillusionment.