T.S. Eliot
“The Fire Sermon”
An analysis of the poem focusing on the elements of nature
Joachim TRAUN
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“It is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling”
(T.S. Eliot on “The Waste Land”)
Table of contents
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1. Introduction 4
2. T.S. Eliot- a brief biography 4
3. The fire sermon 5
3.1 Structure 6
3.2 Intertextuality 6
3.3 Interpretation 8
3.3.1 Water 8
3.3.2 City 11
3.3.3 Fusion 13
4. Conclusion 14
Bibliography
1. Introduction
There are not many poems which offer such a wide range of possible perspectives for an interpretation as T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”, a cycle consisting of five parts. A deep and thorough knowledge of his whole work, life and influences is necessary to provide a somewhat reasonable interpretation of all elements of the poem. Additionally he uses the feature of......
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