ENG 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: T. S. Eliot, Lancelot Andrewes, Grape Leaves
18 Apr 2017
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March 17, 2017 ts eliot guest speaker, other prof. st jacques. 1927, just converted anglicanism at 27 (very right: uncle unitarian minister (left, began writing very different poetry than before. S1: opening lines from a sermon of lancelot andrews. From when great english bible was produced. Meant to be signal for rest of poem. Christianity, but he knows this is a game changer: star not mentioned, folly (l. 20) this is foolishness (corinthians) Wisdom of god is why this is happening: man knows change and can"t explain it. S2: recollects something from childhood: 3 trees 3 crucifixes, whitehorse: revelations 6 & 19. S3: us is astrologers: not home, not christian, but knows it"ll sweep away old religion, peace in death. How these people must have felt upon returning home. Poem designed to be understood: allows poet to go out of self, have a character reaction. Begins poem with person in hell which mirrors prufrock"s world.
