THE WASTE LAND AS MAGIC INCANTATION/ THE POET AS TRICKSTER WASTE LAND COMME INCANTATION MAGIQUE
THE WASTE LAND AS MAGIC INCANTATION/ THE POET AS TRICKSTER WASTE LAND COMME INCANTATION MAGIQUE
Author(s): Ioana CosmaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: magic; incantation; poetry; Modernis; intertextuality;
Summary/Abstract: This paper demonstrates that T.S. Eliot’s Waste Land is a magic incantation to restorethe lost values of the Western culture on realistic foundations. The poem’s intertextuality,together with its versification are analyzed in order to show Eliot’s view on Western man’shistory: one of sin, fall and increasing decay. The main argument is that, through his poem, Eliotis attempting to restore humanity and its destiny away from the sad history in which it was castfrom the beginning.
Journal: Studii şi cercetări filologice. Seria Limbi Străine Aplicate
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 219-228
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English