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Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist and playwright. [1] He was a leading figure in English-language Modernist poetry where he reinvigorated the art through the use of language, writing style, and verse structure.
The 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to British-American poet Thomas Stearns Eliot (pen name, T. S. Eliot) (1888–1965) "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry." [1] Eliot is the fourth British (born in the United States) recipient of the prize after John Galsworthy in 1932.
The following is a list of books of poetry by T. S. Eliot arranged chronologically by first edition. [Note 1] Some of Eliot's poems were first published in booklet or pamphlet format (such as his Ariel poems.)
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965) United Kingdom (born in the United States) English "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry" [49] poetry, essay, drama 1949: William Faulkner (1897–1962) United States: English "for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel" [50] novel, short story ...
Eliot refers to this organic tradition, this developing canon, as the "mind of Europe." The private mind is subsumed by this more massive one. This leads to Eliot's so-called "Impersonal Theory" of poetry. Since the poet engages in a "continual surrender of himself" to the vast order of tradition, artistic creation is a process of ...
Eliot's work fundamentally changed literary thinking and Selected Essays provides both an overview and an in-depth examination of his theory. [1] It was published in 1932 by his employers, Faber & Faber, costing 12/6 (2009: £32). [2] In addition to his poetry, by 1932, Eliot was already accepted as one of English Literature's most important ...
Eliot was to receive a royalty of 15% for a book version of the poem planned for autumn publication, [56] although Liveright was concerned that the work was too short. [57] Eliot was still under contract with his previous publisher Alfred Knopf , which gave Knopf the rights to Eliot's next two books, but in April Eliot managed to secure a ...
Thomas Eliot (died 1626), son of Sir John Eliot; Thomas D. Eliot (1808–1870), US Representative from Massachusetts; Thomas Lamb Eliot (1841–1936), Oregon pioneer; T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot, 1888–1965), modernist author and poet; Thomas H. Eliot (1907–1991), American lawyer, politician and academic