Historical documents. What clues can you gather about T.S. Eliot, the time, place, players, and culture?
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
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Eliot's famous poem, with flow text.
The Waste Land
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The poem that made Eliot a literary star in 1922.
"The Hollow Men"
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The poem that predicts the world's end, "not with a bang but a whimper."
"The Possibility of a Poetic Drama"
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Eliot's 1920 essay in The Dial.
"Tradition and the Individual Talent"
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A 1919 essay by Eliot.
The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism
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Eliot's classic essays of literary criticism.
Nobel Prize Presentation
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Presentation speech, given by the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, before awarding the prize to Eliot.
Nobel Prize Acceptance
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Eliot's speech as he accepted the award.
T.S. Eliot Talks About Himself
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A 1953 interview with Eliot in The New York Times.
Obituary
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Eliot's 1965 obituary in The New York Times.
"TIME 100"
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A compelling 1950 portrait of Eliot from Time magazine.