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1 T S ELIOT WORKS

2 45 years of literary production
Wrote poems, plays, literary and social essays Worked as journalist & editor

3 POETRY 5 phases 1st phase: (1905-1909) Writings of childhood
Immature, juvenile 2nd phase: ( ) Poetry written in Boston,Europe,1st year in England Influence of French writers esp. Laforgue Urban poetry, streets, houses ,people Not of woods, fields, flowers

4 Satire on Boston society
Ironic treatment of love theme Rotteness, corruption. decadence of contemporary society exposed The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock Potrait of A Lady Etc. 3rd Phase: Strictly urban poems Poets distress at corruption & decay of contemporary European society

5 Scope enlarged “Poetry which belongs to what is called major or great poetry…epic poetry”
Mature poetry Bleak tone Pessimistic Reflect poets inner gloom, ill health, mental illness of wife, impact of world war Symbolic characters introduced-Sweeney, Burbank etc.- Grossness & decay of society

6 4th Phase: 1927 Eliot joined Anglican Church of England Christian poetry Poems reflect change of faith Searches for right solutions, way out of human dilemma Optimistic tone Ash Wednesday,1999 Journey of the Magi etc.

7 5th Phase: ( ) Continuation of religious poetry But in contrast to previous Christian poetry Eternal problems of men without reference to Christian tradition Burnt Norton,1936 East Coker,1940

8 POETIC DRAMA Revival of English poetic drama
Both through practice & criticism Range narrower than that of poetry Murder In The Cathedral, 1935 The Family Reunion, 1939 The Cocktail party, 1950 Etc.

9 PROSE Follows a long line of poet-critics: Dryden Johnson Coleridge
Arnold Important critical works-speaks with authority & conviction The Use of Poetry and The Use of Crticism,1933 The Idea of a Christian Society,1939 ‘Traditional and Individual Talent’ ‘Poetry and drama’ ‘The Function of criticism’ ‘The English Metaphysical Poets’ Etc.

10 AS EDITOR The Criterion: 1922-1939 Literary magazine
Stood for integrity of European culture Closed by Eliot himself (2nd World War)- Breakdown of communication with Europe inevitable

11 IMPORTANT PHRASES Dissociation of sensibility Unified sensibility
Objective correlative Etc.

12 THANKYOU

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