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Analysis (ai): This poem depicts a difficult and arduous journey, conveying the physical and emotional hardships endured by the Magi as they sought the newborn Christ. Its vivid imagery, alliterative language, and conversational tone create a sense of immediacy and authenticity.
“Journey of the Magi” was published as a pamphlet in August 1927 by Faber & Gwyer, being the first of T. S. Eliot’s contributions to a series called “the Ariel Poems.”
'Journey of the Magi,' written after Eliot's conversion to Anglicanism, is often considered a reflection of Eliot's journey towards the new faith. The poem is based on the biblical Magi and his journey toward Bethlehem after Jesus's birth.
"Journey of the Magi" is a poem by T.S. Eliot, first published in 1927 in a series of pamphlets related to Christmas. The poem was written shortly after Eliot's conversion to the Anglican faith.
"Journey of the Magi" is a 43-line poem written in 1927 by T. S. Eliot (1888–1965). It is one of five poems that Eliot contributed for a series of 38 pamphlets by several authors collectively titled the Ariel Poems and released by the British publishing house Faber and Gwyer (later Faber and Faber).
The Journey Of The Magi. A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.'. And the camels galled, sorefooted, refractory, Lying down in the melting snow.
Eliot claimed he wrote ‘Journey of the Magi’ in 1927, on a single day, one Sunday after church. You can read the poem here. Below we offer some notes towards an analysis of this difficult and elusive poem, with particular focus on its meaning and imagery. ‘Journey of the Magi’: background context.