Literature Lectures - 12. T.S. Eliot (cont.)

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Recognize key themes and styles in contemporary and modern literature.
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T.S. Eliot The Waste Land Ezra Pound private ritual The Burial of the Dead What the Thunder Said Unreal City A Game of Chess The Fire Sermon Death by Water

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Modern Poetry (ENGL 310) with Langdon Hammer In this lecture, Professor Hammer considers the psycho-sexual aspects of T.S. Eliot's, The Waste Land. The landscape of the poem is described and its key figures introduced. Particular emphasis is placed on couples and scenes of dialogue with aspects of romantic or sexual distress. At the lecture's conclusion, a broad summation of the individual units of the poem is presented, and the editing process, in particular Ezra Pound's contributions, is reflected upon. 00:00 - Chapter 1. T. S. Eliot Poem: "The Waste Land" 01:19 - Chapter 2. "The Waste Land": The Burial of the Dead 20:47 - Chapter 3. "The Waste Land": A Game of Chess 30:45 - Chapter 4. "The Waste Land": The Fire Sermon 43:07 - Chapter 5. "The Waste Land": What the Thunder Said Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2007.

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