1) The document discusses Wasteland as a modern epic poem. 2) Traditionally, epics are long narrative poems told in an elevated style that focus on heroic or divine figures whose actions determine the fate of tribes, nations, or humanity. 3) However, Wasteland reflects the modern age through its treatment of the impact of war, bold depictions of love and sex, and themes of pessimism, disillusionment, fragmentation, and loss of faith that reflect the modern chaos and confusion.

1. Wasteland as a modern epic
Name – Shital D Italiya
Roll no – 29
Paper no – 9( The Modernist Literature)
Submitted to – Smt S.B.Gardy Department of English
M.K. Bhavnagar university
Bhavnagar

2. Wasteland as a modern epic
What is an epic?
Epic is long verse narrative on serious subject, told in a formal
and elevated style, and centered on heroic or quasi – divine
figure on whose actions depends and fate of a tribe, a nation,
or the human race.

3. Long narrative style

4. Mythological approach

5.  No story within story in wasteland
 No diversion in action.

6. How modern age is reflected in the wasteland?
Impact of war.

7. Bold treatment of love and sex.

8. • Note of pessimism,
disillusionment and
melancholy in
writing.

9. • Sense of fragmentation and
loss of faith in writing.

10. • Use of symbols and
scientific
methodology.
• “Nature has
everything to satisfy
the need of human
(M.K.Gandhi)

11. Reflection of modern
chaos and confusion in
writing.