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"The Hollow Men" resonates with the modernist era, capturing the sense of alienation and existential angst prevailing in society. It reflects a loss of faith, both in traditional values and in the ability of humanity to find meaning and purpose in life.
" The Hollow Men " (1925) is a poem by the modernist writer T. S. Eliot. Like much of his work, its themes are overlapping and fragmentary, concerned with post– World War I Europe under the Treaty of Versailles, hopelessness, religious conversion, redemption and, some critics argue, his failing marriage with Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot. [2] .
A poem that captures the despair and emptiness of the postwar generation in the 20th century. Read the poem, learn about its themes, poetic form, and commentary by an expert.
A modernist poem by T.S. Eliot that depicts a desolate and empty world after the First World War. The speaker describes the hollow men as dead, the twilight kingdom as the underworld, and the shadow as the gap between reality and existence.
‘The Hollow Men’ is a major poem written by Eliot between The Waste Land in 1922 and his conversion to Christianity in 1927. The ‘Hollow Men’ are trapped in a limbo world… Read More. Nov. 23,...
Read the full text of The Hollow Men, a poem by T.S. Eliot that explores the themes of modernity, alienation, and death. Learn about the poem's allusions, literary devices, and annotations with Owl Eyes.
'The Hollow Men' With Eliot's own reflections and an edited selection of the contemporary reviews, English and American.
