T.S Eliot was born in Missouri on September 26, 1888.

... Literature Essay T.S Eliot was born in Missouri on September 26, 1888. He moved to England in 1914 and this is where he met Ezra Pound, who recognized his poetic talent and assisted in the publication of his work. His first book of poems, "Prufrock and Other Observations" was published in 1917 and immediately established him as one of the leading names in the "Modern Movement" revealing a new type of poetry that was segregated from the poetic tradition of the previous age. This new style of poetry criticised modern industrialised life and opposed the previous ideologies. Eliot's religious background, being staunchly Unitarian, influenced this new type of poetry. It was based upon common sense and morality instead of mystical spirituality. He viewed the decay of religion, the source of culture and tradition, as the cause of cultural collapse. The Unitarian faith encouraged skepticism rather than belief and this instituted

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