The Waste Land

The Waste Land

by T. S. Eliot
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Publication Date: 09/01/2018

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The masterpiece of Modernist poetry, offering a profound and kaleidoscopic meditation on Western life in the aftershocks of World War I.


Famous for juxtaposing Eastern cultures with Western literary references, T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land has been celebrated for its eloquence, depth of meaning, and endlessly interwoven subtleties. Rich with allusions to the religious texts of Hinduism and Buddhism, Western literature, and Eliot's own life, the poem continues to provoke, inspire, and delight.


First published in 1922, The Waste Land quickly ascending to the status of literary classic. It is widely considered to be Eliot's finest work, representing maturity in his style and confidence in both expression and research.


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ISBN:
9781504050197
9781504050197
Category:
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
09-01-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Open Road Media
T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri in 1888. He was educated at Harvard, at the Sorbonne in Paris, and at Merton College, Oxford. His early poetry was profoundly influenced by the French symbolists, especially Baudelaire and Laforgue. In his academic studies he specialised in philosophy and logic. His doctoral thesis was on F. H. Bradley.

He settled in England in 1915, the year in which he married Vivienne Haigh-Wood and also met his contemporary Ezra Pound for the first time. After teaching for a year or so he joined Lloyds Bank in the City of London in 1917, the year in which he published his first volume, Prufrock and Other Observations.

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