LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Detailed explanation-1: -T.S. Eliot was an American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor. He is best known as a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry and as the author of such works as The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943).
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1915, Eliot attracted widespread attention for his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, ” which was seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement. It was followed by some of the best-known poems in English language, including “The Waste Land” (1932), “The Hollow Men” (1925), and “Ash Wednesday” (1930).
Detailed explanation-3: -It was followed by The Waste Land (1922), “The Hollow Men” (1925), “Ash Wednesday” (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949).
Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965) was an essayist, editor, playwright, poet, and publisher. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Detailed explanation-5: -T.S. Eliot-Father of Modern Poetry.