T. S. Eliot鈥檚 鈥淭he Waste Land鈥� is famous for, among other things, the self-conscious appropriation of the works of other poets. But what about the poem itself, as a whole? Was it Eliot鈥檚 invention or did it exist before he wrote it, perhaps in Socrates鈥� 鈥減lace beyond heaven鈥� (topos听huperouranios) where archetypes are said to dwell?
Saturday 22 October, 4.30 - 5.30pm听
Faculty of Law听Sidgwick听Site听
http://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/literature-retellings-and-true-waste-land
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