The Waste Land

· Open Road Media
4.2
9 reviews
Ebook
30
Pages
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About this ebook

The masterpiece of Modernist poetry, offering a profound and kaleidoscopic meditation on Western life in the aftershocks of World War I.
 
Famous for juxtaposing Eastern cultures with Western literary references, T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land has been celebrated for its eloquence, depth of meaning, and endlessly interwoven subtleties. Rich with allusions to the religious texts of Hinduism and Buddhism, Western literature, and Eliot’s own life, the poem continues to provoke, inspire, and delight.
 
First published in 1922, The Waste Land quickly ascending to the status of literary classic. It is widely considered to be Eliot’s finest work, representing maturity in his style and confidence in both expression and research.
 
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4.2
9 reviews
Kevin Westerman
August 13, 2019
Well worth the effort.
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About the author

T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Eliot received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 and is best known for his masterpiece The Waste Land.

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