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Eliot attributed a great deal of his early style to the French Symbolists-Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Laforgue-whom he first encountered in college, in a book by Arthur Symons… More...

Eliot attributed a great deal of his early style to the French Symbolists-Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Laforgue-whom he first encountered in college, in a book by Arthur Symons called The Symbolist Movement in Literature. It is easy to understand why a young aspiring poet would want to imitate these glamorous bohemian figures, but their ultimate effect on his poetry is perhaps less profound than he claimed. While he took from them their ability to infuse poetry with high intellectualism while maintaining a sensuousness of language, Eliot also developed a great deal that was new and original. His early works, like The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Waste Land, draw on a wide range of cultural reference to depict a modern world that is in ruins yet somehow beautiful and deeply meaningful. Eliot uses techniques like pastiche and juxtaposition to make his points without having to argue them explicitly. As Ezra Pound once famously said, Eliot truly did modernize himself. In addition to showcasing a variety of poetic innovations, Eliot's early poetry also develops a series of characters who fit the type of the modern man as described by Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and others of Eliot's contemporaries. The title character of Prufrock is a perfect example: solitary, neurasthenic, overly intellectual, and utterly incapable of expressing himself to the outside world. Digital Content>E-books>Poetry>Poetry>Poetry, Charles River Editors Digital >16<

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T.S. Eliot was an American-born British author who is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Eliot, whose most popular works include The Waste Land and The Love S… More...

T.S. Eliot was an American-born British author who is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Eliot, whose most popular works include The Waste Land and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. This edition of Poems includes a table of contents. T.S. Eliot was an American-born British author who is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Eliot, whose most popular works include The Waste Land and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. This edition of Poems includes a table of contents. Belletristik,Romane > Lyrik,Gedichte, Charles River Editors<

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