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A craving for reality: T.S. Eliot today.(American 20th-century poet)

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From: New Criterion
Date: 19991001
Author:Kimball, Roger

The evolution of critical opinion regarding 20th-century American poet T.S. Eliot is described, focusing on why he was revered in mid-century and disclaimed toward the end of the century. Topics include Eliot's strategy for forging a literary career, his acceptance by British society, his royalist politics, and his reexamination according to late-20th century beliefs.

It is not to ring the bell backward Nor is it an incantation To summon the spectre of a Rose We cannot revive old policies Or follow an antique drum

--T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding (194-2)

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