Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 1637 Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) 1888 1965 Eliot, Thomas Stearns The Waste Land Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waste_Land An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer and David Widger "The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliot is a long modernist poem written during the early 20th century. This influential work captures the disillusionment and fragmentation of post-World War I society, exploring themes of despair, cultural decay, and the possibility of renewal amid chaos. The poem is constructed in five sections, each offering a unique perspective on life, death, and rebirth. The structure of "The Waste Land" weaves together multiple voices and literary allusions to create a rich tapestry of contemporary human experience. It opens with reflections on the harshness of April, contrasting the life of spring with the comfort of winter, symbolizing the struggle between rebirth and stagnation. In various sections, readers encounter a mélange of characters and narratives, from a disenchanted typist to Tiresias, the blind seer who connects various threads of life and experience. The poem's concluding part invokes the concept of spiritual redemption, emphasizing the human need for connection, understanding, and compassion in a fragmented world. Through its innovative use of form, language, and cultural references, "The Waste Land" remains a seminal work that profoundly impacts literature and modern thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry Prose poems PS Text Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 59702 2025-07-01T09:06:25.122626 text/html 61004 2021-03-24T04:53:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 87118 2025-07-01T09:06:29.075133 application/epub+zip 86727 2025-07-01T09:06:26.666626 application/epub+zip 86727 2025-07-01T09:06:25.672663 application/epub+zip 161202 2025-07-01T09:06:30.737121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156260 2025-07-01T09:06:28.481105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130205 2022-09-01T10:29:01.661579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52293 2025-07-01T09:06:24.834653 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52255 2021-03-24T04:57:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16635 2025-07-01T09:06:30.896115 application/rdf+xml 10753 2025-07-01T09:06:26.148621 image/jpeg 2991 2025-07-01T09:06:25.908626 image/jpeg 80655 2025-07-01T09:06:25.129655 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia