Saturday, October 07, 2006

Eliot and Groucho ...

... 'Dear T.S.'

I am not inclined to "rationalize away" any of Eliot's "pernicious prejudice," but I do think it worth noting that, in both poems cited, the speaker cannot necessarily be taken to represent Eliot himself.

1 comment:

  1. I followed up on your comment at that site. Obviously the author is sophomoric towards Eliot's legacy, repeating a tired old chestnut of handed-down opinion. But I tried to be nice!

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