Prufrock and Other Obsevations: The Boston Eveni

Name: Prufrock and Other Obsevations: The Boston Evening Transcript
Author: T.S. Eliot

Prufrock and Other Observations is a collection of poems by Thomas Stearns Eliot, first published in 1917. The collection includes some of Eliot's most famous works, such as "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Portrait of a Lady," and "The Waste Land." The collection is divided into two parts. The first part contains poems written between 1910 and 1915, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Portrait of a Lady," and "La Figlia Che Piange." The second part contains poems written between 1915 and 1917, including "The Waste Land," "Gerontion," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." The collection is notable for its exploration of themes such as alienation, despair, and the search for meaning in a modern world. Eliot's use of imagery and symbolism to convey these themes has made the collection a classic of modernist literature.

By T.S. Eliot · First published 1917 · Genre: Modernist Poetry, Drama, Satire · 96 words

First lines

The readers of the Boston Evening Transcript

Sway in the blind like a field of ripe corn.

When evening quickens faintly in the street, Wakening the appetites of life in some And to others bringing the Boston Evening Transcript, I mount the steps and ring the bell, turning Wearily, as one would turn to nod good-bye to Rochefoucauld If the street were time and he at the end of the street, And I say, "Cousin Harriet, here is the Boston Evening Transcript."

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Work type: Poem
Author: T.S. Eliot
Date: 1917 CE
Language: English
Genres: Modernist Poetry, Drama, Satire, Romanticism, Philosophical Writing
Length: 96 words
Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Modernist Poetry — The book is a collection of poems written by Thomas Stearns Eliot, a renowned modernist poet.
Drama — The poems in the book contain elements of drama, such as dialogue and characterization.
Satire — Many of the poems in the book contain satirical elements, such as irony and wit.
Romanticism — The poems in the book contain elements of romanticism, such as a focus on emotion and nature.