2. T.S. Eliot
• 1888-1965
• Most famous English poet of his time
• Leader of Modernist movement
• Born in U.S.
• Educated at Harvard went to England to
study at Oxford, became UK citizen
• Found religion in 1927
3. Eliot’s Writing
• Modern world = fragmented, full of despair
• Modernism: response to this world created by
mass society and industrialism
▫ Objectivity use images and allusions, not direct
thoughts and feelings
▫ Images for artistic effect > realistic depictions of life
▫ Pay attention to spiritual troubles in life
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6. Modern Version
and
“Spiritual Homelessness”
1. Re-create “Journey of the Magi” as a modern
version. You have two choices:
▫ Use the same story but change the words
▫ Modernize the story and the language
2. Construct a poster to show this idea of
“Spiritual Homelessness” the speaker
describes. Be creative and use Eliot’s poem for
help. Imagine what actual characteristics of
homelessness are and show how “Spiritual
Homelessness could be similar.
