The Waste Land (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: T. S. Eliot
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry, Symbolist literature
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Twentieth century, Alienation, Death or dying, Folklore, Rites or ceremonies, Knights or knighthood, Tarot
Places Discussed
*London. Great Britain’s capital city, a place cloaked in brown fog, is populated by people who walk in circles without connection to anything or anyone. The walk from London Bridge down King William Street leads past a church to the financial district, which for Eliot represents spiritual and cultural emptiness. Although the street, named after William the Conqueror, the first king of England, and the church carry important names in England’s rich history and religious experience, the citizens take no note of them. Other scenes convey this spiritual...
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