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Who wrote the poem "The Wasteland"?

Who wrote the poem "The Wasteland"?<br/>

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Asked by Diprinzio, Last updated: Dec 03, 2024

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G. Jabez

G. Jabez

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G. Jabez

Answered Oct 16, 2019

The correct answer to this question is T.S. Eliot. The Waste Land is seen as one of the most important 20th-century poems. The poem includes 434 lines, and it was published in 1922. The Waste Land was first published in the United Kingdom, through The Criterion, which was a magazine by Eliot.

The next month, it was then published in the United States in a magazine called The Dial. The Waste Land follows legends the Fisher King and the Holy Grail. In it, Eliot includes a number of different cultures, including Western, Buddhism, and Hindu. The poem is broken up into five parts.

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e.Susan

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E.Susan

Answered Dec 05, 2017

The Wasteland is a long poem that is written by the famous poet T.S. Eliot. It is widely acclaimed, and is considered as one of the most influential poems in the 20th century. This poem was published in 1922. It first came in the United Kingdom, in a magazine called The Criterion. It was included in its October issue. This poem consist of 434 lines. In December 1922, this poem got published in the form of a book.

Overall, this poem’s structure can be divided into five different sections. Hence, it can be regarded as a complex poem having many aspects.

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diprinzio

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Answered Sep 01, 2017

T.S. Eliot
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