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The Waste Land, Eliot’s masterpiece, is a poem filled with allusions and references to everything from Shakespeare to Buddha, and one that cannot be quickly read nor easily understood. It is considered one of the most important of the modernist poems, and rightfully so.
Written in 1922, in the aftermath of World War I, Eliot explores both the loss of life, its meaning, and the resultant changes in society and values. There is cynicism throughout the poem, and ultimately hope expressed in the fin ...more
Written in 1922, in the aftermath of World War I, Eliot explores both the loss of life, its meaning, and the resultant changes in society and values. There is cynicism throughout the poem, and ultimately hope expressed in the fin ...more
An amazing piece of work, if not hard to understand. At first glance the words didn't make a lot of sense to me, but once I realized the potential of the emotion that emanated from the words, I was totally sucked in. A person could study this poem for a year and not glean everything there is to be had from it. It was my first read of Eliot's, and I'm glad it was. I immediately purchased more of his works. Not for everyone, but if you can look deeper, and find passages that illicit feelings that
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lirica molto bella e finalmente ho scoperto da dove viene la frase "aprile è il più crudele dei mesi "....
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