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T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land": Fun Trivia Quiz
Tests knowledge about T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, including comprehension of the work as well as literary and historical information. Because the content of this particular quiz is so specific and not solely based on the reading, it...
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Tripod: The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
This is the complete text of The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot including original and additional notes about the poem.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Poetry of t.s. Eliot
This website provides links to selected online texts of many of Eliot's poems, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography of...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: T. S. Eliot
Nobel Prize winner, T. S. Eliot is presented in this brief biography highlighting his life and literary contributions to modernist poetry. See "T. S. Eliot Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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New Criterion: "A Craving for Reality: t.s.eliot Today" by Roger Kimball
This 1999 New Criterion essay examines the decline of Eliot's stature in academia and the culture in general due in part to the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Harold Bloom, and Eliot's biographers.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Waste Land
'The Waste Land' is a long poem by the American writer T.S Eliot. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: T S Eliot's the Waste Land
Through close reading of "The Waste Land" in its original manuscript form, students will explore how the poem evolved in the process of editing. By reading contemporary letters and reviews, students will be guided towards a more informed...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Literature 1900 1950
Explore key literary works of the early 20th- century with these articles.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Capturing and Creating the Modern
Discover the ways in which writers captured the fast-changing world around them during the 20th Century.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot
This site presents information on T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) life and career (including a biographical timeline), a bibliography of his works, a discussion of selected works, and links to related sites.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: T. S. Eliot
This site offers a brief biography, but more importantly provides online texts of four of Eliot's works: "Prufrock and Other Observations", "Poems", "The Waste Land", and "Sacred Wood" (Eliot's collection of essays on poetry and criticism).
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Exploring the Waste Land: "The Waste Land" by t.s. Eliot
This site offers the full text to T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Waste Land", complete with companion notes and references. A great site for studying poetry, prose, and other literature.