Biography of T. S. Eliot

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T.S Eliot, a man known for his dedication to literature, was a determined poet that was willing to overcome any obstacles to achieve a higher place in the literary world. Eliot’s poems, not for the faint of heart, dealt with his more troubling life experiences, such as depression, illnesses, and the complex society of World War One. These trials and tribulations lead Eliot into a state of collapse, which was fueled by his wife Vivien’s illness, and started publishing at night. Eliot was notorious for leaving his readers on the very “door step of the illuminating,” as Aiken said (“T.S. Eliot”). Eliot would address the question in minute details, but then not answer the question, and leave it for the reader to discover. T.S. Eliot is one of the most brilliant poets of the World War One and antebellum era, remembered for his utmost devotion and impact in the early modernist movement.
On September 26 1888, in Saint Louis, Missouri, Thomas Sterns Eliot was delivered into Henry Ware Eliot’s arms (Bush). Henry, Eliot’s father, the president of the Hydraulic Press Brick Company, had always had a taste for poetry, as an amateur poet with a thirst for Emerson (Bush). His mother was a school teacher, who would later involve herself in social problems, once Eliot was older (Pope). The youngest of eleven, Eliot was surrounded by family his whole early life. His grandfather, William Greenleaf Eliot, influenced him, even though he had died on January 23, 1887, through his achievements and creations (“Washington”).
A branch of Washington University, Smith Academy in Saint Louis, is where Eliot attended school for his early life and later went to Milton Academy in Massachusetts (“T.S. Eliot Biography”). In 1905, Eliot’s poetry was published by ...

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