• GOWHAR AHMAD DAR

Revisiting the Mythic Method in Eliot’s The Waste Land Gowhar Ahmad Dar Research Scholar PhD English APSU, Rewa (M.P.) Abstract Eliot’s The Waste Land has a special position in the history of English poetry. It is one of the most talked about poems of the 20th century. The poem is written in five parts and often called, poem in five fragments; but all the parts are connected with the theme of disillusionment of a generation and futility of modern life. The poem became famous due to the ground-breaking techniques that poet used to convey his message. The poetry in his era was traditional in theme and style, showing no changes of innovation. Most of the poems focussed on nature imagery and rural setting. Eliot with his poem provided a new breath of air to the dying poetry of English and applied avant-garde techniques to infuse a modernist trend into it. Due to such efforts poetry came out from old-aged techniques and touched new heights. The poem draws much of its symbolism and narrative framework from the mythological story of the quest for the Holy Grail, the Sacred Cup that Jesus Christ drank from at the Last Supper. The present paper looks at the use of mythic method in the poem and its significance in connecting past to the present.

Avant-garde, Mythic Method, Fragments, Narrative Framework.

"Revisiting the Mythic Method in Eliot’s The Waste Land", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.223-226, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908974.pdf

"Revisiting the Mythic Method in Eliot’s The Waste Land", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp223-226, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908974.pdf