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Volume : I, Issue : VI, July - 2011 BROKEN IMAGES: INFLUENCE OF T.S.ELIOT ON POSTINDEPENDENCE INDIAN ENGLISH POETS CHIRIVELLA RADHIKA HANUMANTHARAO Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : T.S.Eliot’s poetry marks a complete break from 19th century tradition, both in its
theme and setting, as well as in its technique. It is a new kind of poetry, the result
in part of the poet’s reaction to the decadent and devitalized Georgian poetry of the
early 20thcentury, and in part of his desire to mirror the complexity and intricacy of
modern life. Modern life is predominantly urban, and so the setting and the themes
of his poetry are Urban. He does not sing of “Rainbows, Cuckoos, Daffodils, and
timid Hares”, in the manner of his contemporaries, the decadent Georgian
poetry. We do not get in him the romance of far-off lands or of a sentimentalized
English countryside. Neither do we get from him the romance of Love. Love is
never the central theme of his poetry. ‘Love’ in his poetry receive a gentle ironic
treatment. Such lovers as there are in his poetry are disillusioned and their love
unsuccessful. Love degenerates into lust, and the perversion of the sexual function
is shown to be the root cause of degeneration and decay. Eliot’s sense of his own
age is seen in the picture of a debilitated and rotten civilization, which is presented
by his poetry. People are often governed by selfish and self-seeking motives: they
and their institutions are equally corrupt and torpid. Money values prevails, there is
gross materialism and spiritual sterility. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : CHIRIVELLA RADHIKA HANUMANTHARAO, (2011). BROKEN IMAGES: INFLUENCE OF T.S.ELIOT ON POSTINDEPENDENCE INDIAN ENGLISH POETS. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. VI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/346.pdf References :
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