Mythical Characters in T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
published by Aِl-Baath University
in 2016
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and research's language is
العربية
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Abstract in English
The mythical characters used by T.S. Eliot form the structure of The
Waste Land and the underlying structure which stands as the pillar
of the poem. The theme of sameness, in Eliot's opinion, dominates
the whole world – past, present and future. In achieving this, Eliot
uses characters from the past, such as Sybil and Tiresias, and apply
them to contemporary characters.
References used
Brooks, Cleanth. Modern Poetry and the Tradition. The USA: University of North Carolina Press, 1939
Eliot, T.S. The Complete Poems and Plays of T.S. Eliot. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1969
Frank, Joseph. The Idea of Spatial Form. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991