The Waste Land: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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The Waste Land is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) (1888–1965).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliot is a poem published in 1922. This 434-line modernist masterpiece shifts between voices of satire and prophecy, featuring abrupt changes of narrator, location, and time. The poem conjures a dissonant range of cultures through numerous literary allusions, from Dante to Chaucer. Divided into five sections, it explores themes of disillusionment, despair, and emptiness through fragmented narratives. Initially receiving mixed reviews for its obscurity, it became one of the most influential English-language poems of the 20th century.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Waste Land
- Author credits: Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) (1888–1965)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Poetry
- Prose poems
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Poetry
- Poetry
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