T. S.

Eliot
BIOGRAPHY
•Half of the harm that is done in this
world is due to people who want to
feel important. They don't mean to
do harm. But the harm does not
interest them.
T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot(September 26, 1888 – January 4,
1965)

• American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and

editor.
• He is considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest
poets, as well as a central figure in English-language
Modernist poetry. His trials in language, writing style, and
verse structure reinvigorated English poetry.
• He is also noted for his critical essays, which often
reevaluated long-held cultural beliefs.
Early Life and Education

• born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a prominent Boston Brahmin

family.
• He attended Milton Academy, a prestigious boarding school
in Massachusetts, and then Harvard University, where he
graduated with a degree in philosophy in 1909. After
Harvard, Eliot studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris
and then returned to Harvard to pursue a doctorate.
However, he abandoned his dissertation and moved to
England in 1914.
 Career
• Eliot first attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J.
Alfred Prufrock" from 1914 to 1915, which, at the time of its publication, was
considered outlandish. It was followed by The Waste Land (1922), "The Hollow
Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943).

• Eliot's work is characterized by its complex use of language, its wide range of
cultural references, and its exploration of themes such as alienation, despair,
and the search for meaning in a fragmented modern world. He was also a
devout Anglican Christian, and his faith played an important role in his later
work.

• In addition to his poetry, Eliot also wrote several plays, including Murder in the
Cathedral (1935) and The Family Reunion (1939). He was also a highly
respected literary critic, and his essays on poets such as John Donne and
Andrew Marvell are still widely read today.
Awards and Honors

• Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948

"for his outstanding, pioneer contributions to present-day
poetry." He also received numerous other awards and
honors, including the Order of Merit (1948) and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963).
Death

• T.S. Eliot died on January 4, 1965, in London,

England, at the age of 76. The cause of his death
was emphysema. He had been a heavy smoker
for most of his life, and he developed emphysema
in his later years.
Legacy

• Eliot is considered to be one of the most

influential poets of the 20th century. His work
has had a profound impact on subsequent
generations of poets, and it continues to be
studied and admired by readers around the
world.