The Waste Land

Overview

Widely considered Eliot's most important and influential work, this 20th century poem mixed fragmented monologues and phrases from popular culture. Scholars believe this writing style represented the chaos of society just after World War I.

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Author Information

Bio of T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and spent many of his adult years in England. He worked for a bank while writing poetry, teaching, and reviewing, and was soon recognized as a force in the British literary world. The Waste Land confirmed his reputation as an innovative poet.

Customer Reviews

• What?!

  Posted October 23, 2008 by Jade, Wyoming USA

  The imagery was somewhat pretty and very grand. The notes at the back were helpful but this wasn't something I'd read again-at least I don't plan to. It was nothing but chaos. Just a scattering of lines of thought and other works.

Additional Info

Imprint

CONNECT eBooks Classics

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342.10 KB

Number of Pages

N/A

eBook ISBN

9781434000798