T.S. Eliot was an American-British poet, playwright, and literary critic born in 1888 who died in 1965. He is considered one of the major 20th century poets and is best known for his poems "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land." Eliot proposed a theory of "depersonalization" in art, where the emotions and experiences expressed in a work of art are different from those of the artist. According to Eliot, it is not the intensity of the emotions themselves that make great poetry, but rather the intensity of the artistic process and fusion that takes place under creative pressure.

1. Department Of EnglishDepartment Of English
M.K.B.U.M.K.B.U.
Dave Mayuri P.Dave Mayuri P.
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Critical Reception Of Eliot’sCritical Reception Of Eliot’s
TheoryTheory
Submitted :- Dr. Dilip BaradSubmitted :- Dr. Dilip Barad

2. Introduction of T.S. EliotIntroduction of T.S. Eliot
 Thomas Stearns Eliot wasThomas Stearns Eliot was
born in 26 Sept. 1888 and diedborn in 26 Sept. 1888 and died
at 4 Jan. 1965.at 4 Jan. 1965.
 T. S. Eliot was an essayist,T. S. Eliot was an essayist,
Publisher, Playwright, LiteraryPublisher, Playwright, Literary
and Social Critic. And one ofand Social Critic. And one of
the 20the 20thth
century major poetscentury major poets
was written by him.was written by him.
 Eliot attracted widespreadEliot attracted widespread
attention for his poem “Theattention for his poem “The
Love Song Of J. AlfredLove Song Of J. Alfred
Prufrock 1915.”Prufrock 1915.”
 Which seen has masterpieceWhich seen has masterpiece
of the modernist momentof the modernist moment
 It was followed by some of theIt was followed by some of the
best-known poems in thebest-known poems in the
English Language.English Language.

3. Eliot’s TheoryEliot’s Theory

4. Theory Of DepersonalizationTheory Of Depersonalization
 Eliot explains his theory of Depersonalization more elaborately.Eliot explains his theory of Depersonalization more elaborately.
 He elaborates his idea by saying that the emotions and experienceHe elaborates his idea by saying that the emotions and experience
in the art are different then the emotions and experience of thein the art are different then the emotions and experience of the
artistartist..
 If you compare severalIf you compare several representive passage of the greatest poetryrepresentive passage of the greatest poetry
you see how great is the variety of types of combination, And alsoyou see how great is the variety of types of combination, And also
how Completely any semi- ethical criterion ofhow Completely any semi- ethical criterion of “Sublimity”“Sublimity” misses themisses the
mark.mark.
 For is it is not the greatness the intensity, of the emotion, theFor is it is not the greatness the intensity, of the emotion, the
components but the intensity of the artistic process, the pressure socomponents but the intensity of the artistic process, the pressure so
to speak under which the fusion takes place, that counts.to speak under which the fusion takes place, that counts.