Eliot is considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His works have been admired greatly. In his play "The Cocktail Party", Eliot's focus of attention is on what he calls 'the malady of the 20th century people'.He explores the various aspects of people's lives concentrating on their frivolity & pettiness in particular.He also explores 2 kinds of love that are not necessarily better than the other but are equally important to society ; that of romantic love & supernatural love. The romantic love ie the relationship between edward & lavinia is explored in great deatil & the first scene of act 1 introduces them to the audience. Throughout the play, Eliot very subtly, tells us about how callous and petty the people of high society England were at that time.All of his plays were genearlly watched by the upper class rather than the middle class as they could realte to them better. Through celia, eliot explores a kind of love that is very rare. It is one of total & complete selflessness and unconditional love for every human being. He portrays Celia as a martyr who is almost always misunderstood and is seeking some sort of direction in life which Reilly and the other guardians help her in finding. The guardians also play a very important role in the play besides Celia, Edward & Lavinia. They are the ones who symbolise a church within a church and go about helping their friends in their soul-searching. Eliot has always been known as an author/poet of hope & not despair though most of his works revolve around the shallowness of human lives. He always gives us some hope towards the end and that is what makes him one of the greatest critics of all time.
Eliot was born in Missouri. ... In 1919, Eliot's father died, leaving Eliot without the chance to make right past conflicts about his marriage to Vivienne. ... Eliot received the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... Eliot also wrote childrens poems. ... In 1934, Eliot wrote a pageant for a church. ...
Early years Thomas Stearns Eliot was born on September 26, 1888 in St. ... Babbitt conveyed the ideas of anti-Romantic attitude to literature into young Eliot's mind. ... Eliot pursued his bachelor's degree in 1909, after only three instead of the usual four years. ... The publication won Eliot an international reputation of incontestable master of verse-making. ... In 1932, after a 20-year long interval, Eliot visited the United States. ...
Eliot's grandfather William Greenleaf Eliot had moved to St. ... Eliot was the last of six surviving children. ... Eliot actually spent much of his time in London. ... Eliot - Pioneer of Modernism For many readers, T.S. Eliot is synonymous with modernism. ...
Eliot In T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. ... Prufrock's emptiness is conveyed "through half-deserted streets," (Eliot 4) "muttering retreats," (Eliot 5) "one-night cheap hotels" (Eliot 6) which leads the reader to wonder what it is that has made his world so bleak. ... (Eliot 10) "Do I dare/ Disturb the universe? ... (Eliot 131) Eliot makes many references to many great literary and artistic works throughout the poem. ...
Eliot in "The Love Song of J. ... Symbols used by Eliot in this poem suggest that women are lesser and therefore alienated. ... Eliot expresses these anxieties in both poems through the use of a range of symbols. ... Both the lady and Eliot's Prufrock, are socially conscious characters. ... " (Eliot 1921)....
Eliot's poem, "The Wasteland." ... If it snowed in New York today, we may feel an unconscious relief of our worries, just as Eliot suggested. ... Eliot reflects about more innocent and carefree days, "My cousin's, he took me out on a sled, and I was frightened. ... Eliot conveys a similar message, relating his childhood fun and lightheartedness to the mountains. ... A poem written at the present time, echoing the views of Eliot would most likely be cynical and unpromising. ...
Throughout both poems, Eliot continuously portrays human life as debased. ... Eliot conveys that this society was one of disreputable and cheapened values and morals. ... Eliot employs the structure of the two poems to portray human lives as fragmented. ... Eliot skilfully juxtaposes these personas to help portray the broken state of society. ... T.S Eliot is a revolutionary poet of his time. ...
Eliot Being an expatriate T.S. ... This place of nothingness is what Eliot means by "death's dream Kingdom." ... This is evident by Eliot's usage of the "fading star." ... It's unfortunate that these men can't reach God, but that is Eliot's point. ... As one of the "hollow men" Eliot is without hope. ...
'The Rock' was an essential step in T.s Eliot's theatrical apprenticeship.In it he taught himself how to write choral lines in greek fashion and in the style of the english morality plays'Everyman'.A request for a pageant play to raise funds for church building started Eliot off on his quest for a modern poetic drama.The effectiveness of 'the Rock'choruses ensured that the device would become an important feature of 'Murder in the Cathedral',although in the later the effects were more varied and dramatic. The Canterbury Festival had begun in 1...
