T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land", a seminal work of modernist poetry, was published in 1922. This 434-line poem first appeared in The Criterion and The Dial. Famous for lines like "April is the cruellest month" and "I will show you fear in a handful of dust," it alludes to various Western canonical texts including Ovid's Metamorphoses and Dante's Divine Comedy.
The poem is divided into five sections: "The Burial of the Dead," "A Game of Chess," "The Fire Sermon," "Death by Water," and "What the Thunder Said." Eliot met Emily Hale at Harvard, influencing "The Waste Land".
He married Vivienne Haigh-Wood in 1915, and her health issues affected their marriage. Eliot wrote for The Athenaeum and The Times Literary Supplement, enhancing his reputation. Initially considering the title "He Do the Police in Different Voices" from Charles Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend", Eliot ultimately chose "The Waste Land", reflecting post-World War I disillusionment and despair.
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1. T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"
2. modernist poetry
3. famous lines in "The Waste Land"
4. Western canonical texts in "The Waste Land"
5. Emily Hale's influence on Eliot
6. Vivienne Haigh-Wood and Eliot's marriage
7. Eliot's freelance writing career
8. The Athenaeum and The Times Literary Supplement
9. title considerations for *The Waste Land*
10. post-World War I disillusionment
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