Thomas S.Eliot (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Eliot's birth date
Eliot's birth date
September 26, 1888
T.S. Eliot's birthplace
T.S. Eliot's birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
University where Eliot studied
University where Eliot studied
Harvard University
French university Eliot attended
French university Eliot attended
Sorbonne
Year Eliot moved to England
Year Eliot moved to England
1914
Eliot's wife & year married
Eliot's wife & year married
Vivienne Haigh-Wood, 1915
Publishing firm where Eliot was director
Publishing firm where Eliot was director
Faber and Faber
When was 'Prufrock' published?
When was 'Prufrock' published?
1915
When was 'The Waste Land' published?
When was 'The Waste Land' published?
1922
Eliot's conversion to Anglicanism (year)
Eliot's conversion to Anglicanism (year)
1927
Key theme: modern world in Eliot
Key theme: modern world in Eliot
Disillusionment and despair
How Eliot depicts modern individuals
How Eliot depicts modern individuals
Fragmented realities & alienation
Eliot's use of allusions
Eliot's use of allusions
Allusions to other works, history, culture
Verse form mirroring modern chaos
Verse form mirroring modern chaos
Free verse & fragmented structure
Eliot's role in literary movement
Eliot's role in literary movement
Central figure in Modernist movement