Collected Poems, 1909-1962 (edit title/settings)

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• J. Alfred Prufrock: The title character in "The Love-Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." He is terrified of getting old.
• Pereira: Add a description of this character.
• Sam
• Albert

Quotes edit see section history

• “This is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper”

• “Between the ideaAnd the realityBetween the motionAnd the actFalls the Shadow For Thine is the KingdomBetween the conceptionAnd the creationBetween the emotionAnd the responseFalls the Shadow Life is very longBetween the desireAnd the spasmBetween the potencyAnd the existenceBetween the essenceAnd the descentFalls the Shadow For Thine is the Kingdom”

• “Mistah Kurtz—he dead. A penny for the Old Guy”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London
• Heaven
• Tiresias

First Sentence edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. T. S. Eliot (Author)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 821.912

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Poetry › 20th Century
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › United States
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( E ) › Eliot, T. S.
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › British & Irish
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( E ) › Eliot, T.S.

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