Know T. S. Eliot

The central purpose of this course is to facilitate a better understanding of poems by T. S. Eliot. We will focus mainly on classic works such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, and The Hollow Men, but we may also take up some less prominent poems as well.

Toward this end we shall also consider some aspects of Eliot's biography, his literary criticism, and the cultural backdrop of his times.

Our final objective will be to clarify not only Eliot's poems but the revolution in twentieth century poetry largely attributed to Eliot and his cohort Ezra Pound.

*WHAT YOU WILL LEARN*

• T.S. Eliot Biography

• Naturalism

• Modernism

• The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock

• Sweeney Among the Nightingales

• Portrait of a Lady

• Preludes -(a poem)

• Gerontion

• The Waste Land - Introduction

• The Waste and - 1

• The Waste Land - 2

• The Waste Lnd - 3

• The Waste Land - 4

• The Waste Land - 5

• The Hollow Men

• Eliot's Conversion, Journey of the Magi

• Ash Wednesday

• Course Wrap-up: Literary and Cultural Criticism

• Concluding Note

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* WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE ON UDEMY *

"Really rewarding. I hope you bring more poets to Udemy"

-(Ashok) ★★★★★

"Prof. Strandberg does an excellent job of covering the wide scope of Eliot and his career, by looking at some of his important poems and critical contributions. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in literature."

-(Garry Irwin) ★★★★★

"Very informative and clearly presented. Professor Strandberg is able to present clear explanation of Eliot's poems and the major themes contained in his writing. Highly recommended as an introduction to this great writer."

-(Tony Trifiletti) ★★★★★

Instructed By : Victor Strandberg | Professor of English - Duke University

Victor Strandberg born's in New Hampshire (1935), raised in Central Massachusetts; A.B. Clark University, 1957; PhD in English and American Literature, Brown University, 1962; Taught at University of Vermont, 1962-1966; at Duke University, 1966-present.

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