The Waste Land
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 153900807X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 50 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rich with allusions to religious texts of Hinduism and Buddhism, ancient literature, and Eliot's own life, the poem is admired to this day and is a common text in school and university English literature courses. Truncation occurred on the advice of Eliot's contemporary and friend Ezra Pound. S. Since its initial publication in 1922, it has been published dozens of times alone and in anthologies. Quickly ascending to the status of literary classic, The Waste Land is widely considered by literary scholars to be Eliot's finest poem, representing a maturity in his style and a confidence in both expression and in research. This edition contains notes which explain and clarify the deeper and more nuanced verses.. The Waste Land is a classic poem by T. Painstakingly composed, the original drafts of The Waste Land were far longer than the final edition which is composed of five distinct parts. Eliot, considered a landmark text of the Modernist movement. Famous for juxtaposing Eastern cultures with Western literary references, The Waste Land has been celebrated for its eloquence, depth of meaning and numerous subtleties. A famous line - "And we shall play a game of chess/The ivory men make company
"I will show you fear in a handful of terrible formatting" according to morehumanthanhuman. I can still remember the first time I read this poem. I was a freshman in college and I was waiting, in a car, to pick up my sister from school. While I was waiting, I decided to catch up on some assigned reading. I must have waited a while for my sister to get out of school. I don't really remember. What I do remember is being absolutely blown away by this amazing poem, my first glimpse into Eliot's genius. I didn't understand much of it, on that first reading, but I did understand enough. I was feeling ambivale. A Pool Among the Rock This is a poorly formatted, but free, copy of the poem that comes with the footnotes and at least has all of the words in the right order.If you are new to this poem or have a passing familiarity with it and want to study it further, then this probably isn't a very good choice. However, if you would just like to have a browsing/reference copy on your Kindle for the odd moment of reflection, and if you like the idea of Kindle freebies, then this is fine. While it's formatted poorly it's not like the words or their. "How do you *like* a classic?" according to Marjorie Fowler. From Wikipedia: The Waste Land is a long poem by T. S. Eliot. It is widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central text in Modernist poetry.Eliot's poem loosely follows the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King combined with vignettes of contemporary British society. Eliot employs many literary and cultural allusions from the Western canon, Buddhism and the Hindu Upanishads. Because of this, critics and scholars regard the poem as obscure.
S. About the Author T. Eliot
T. S. Eliot