PPT-By: T. S. Eliot

The Journey of the Magi Introduction The Journey of the Magi By T S Eliot Biography Thomas Stearns Eliot  18881965 was born in St Louis Missouri of an old New England family He was educated at Harvard and did graduate work in philosophy at the Sorbonne Harvard and Merton College Oxford He settled in England where he was for a time a schoolmaster and a bank clerk and eventually literary editor for the publishing house Faber amp Faber of which he later became a director He founded and during the seventeen years of its publication 19221939 edited the exclusive and influential literary journal Criterion In 1927 Eliot became a British citizen and about the same time entered the Anglican Church. realism.. . Arguably . the most paradigmatic motive of modernism is the rejection of . tradition and . its reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody in new . forms.. . Modernism . Revising for Clarity and Meaning. 1. Preludes. (1917), a poem by T.S Eliot, portray the subjective experience of a person and the objective reality. He reflects on the fragmented alienation from the physical reality as he challenges the limits of one’s consciousness. T S Eliot. Trence Blevins. Mrs Johnson. D2. Historical Background. T.S. Eliot was. dusk on August 3, 1914, Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign Secretary, clutching the telegram announcing the German invasion of Belgium, walked to the window, looked over a darkening London and said. “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” The next day, Britain declared war on Germany.. from the Transition Zone. Neighbors helping Neighbors. 3 Years and Counting. January 2014. Your Speaker. Terrence “Terry” . Seamon. Leadership & Organization Development consultant. Author of . And . Lekila. . Washington . Preludes . Introduction. Title of poem-Prelude. Author of the poem- TS. Eliot. Thesis Statement - In this poem the poem uses the literary device of Figure languages ,setting, image, and , ABABCCDEDFF are examples of rhyme scheme. History behind Literature. AMERICA 1914 ONWARDS... ECONOMIC . BOOM. ECONOMIC. BUST. WALL STREET CRASH. GOLDEN AGE. BLACK RIGHTS MOVEMENT. COLD WAR. 9/11 ATTACKS. DUSTBOWL. MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT. KENEDY. By: T. S. Eliot. Eliot’s Waste Land. Eliot’s Waste Land. http://infographicsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-waste-land.jpg. About The Waste Land. ". The Waste Land. " caused a sensation when it was published in 1922. It is today the most widely translated and studied English-language poem of the twentieth century. This is perhaps surprising given the poem's length and its difficulty, but Eliot's vision of modern life as plagued by sordid impulses, widespread apathy, and pervasive soullessness packed a punch when readers first encountered it.. Eliot’s. . The Waste Land. ”. Alessandro . Serpieri. The Waste Land. April . is. the . cruellest. . month. , breeding . Lilacs. . out of the dead . land. , mixing . Memory and desire, . stirring. 1890 – 1930. An age of crisis. index. Slide 3: Historical changes. Different critical elements:. Slide . 4: Philosophical and Literary crisis. Slide 5: Scientific crisis. Crisis’ reactions:. Slide . Neighbors helping Neighbors. 3 Years and Counting. January 2014. Your Speaker. Terrence “Terry” . Seamon. Leadership & Organization Development consultant. Author of . To Your Success, Lead the Way, and Change for the Better. BIRTH:. Thomas Stearns Eliot . September 26, 1888 in Missouri. . CHILDHOOD:. father, Henry Ware Eliot, . mother, Charlotte Champe Stearns, . was a teacher. . At the time of Eliot’s birth, his parents were in their mid-forties . The Waste Land. . (2). Overview. Recap on last . lecture. A poem of allusion. Structure. Close reading. The Waste Land. Sources - myth and romance (see Jessie Weston, James Frazer). European literature in general. By Prof. Shikha Singh. 1. Introduction. The composition . of The Waste Land . has a textual history . which is ably reflected in . The waste Land Facsimile . and Transcript of the Original Draft. was edited by Valerie Eliot in 1971.. Eliot’s Waste Land. Eliot’s Waste Land. http://infographicsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-waste-land.jpg. About The Waste Land. ". The Waste Land. " caused a sensation when it was published in 1922. It is today the most widely translated and studied English-language poem of the twentieth century. This is perhaps surprising given the poem's length and its difficulty, but Eliot's vision of modern life as plagued by sordid impulses, widespread apathy, and pervasive soullessness packed a punch when readers first encountered it..