Скачать или смотреть Why Is It Called The Waste Land? | The Myth Behind the Title

Why did T.S. Eliot call his most famous poem The Waste Land, and why was he so insistent on that exact phrasing? In this deep-dive lecture, I unpack the title of Eliot’s modernist masterpiece and explore its roots in myth, ritual, and Arthurian legend. The title itself is a key to understanding the entire symbolic architecture of the poem.

I trace the influence of Sir James Frazer’s "The Golden Bough" and Jessie Weston’s "From Ritual to Romance," to reveal how ancient fertility rites, romance, the wounded Fisher King, and the spiritual desolation of the Grail legend all converge in Eliot’s carefully chosen title: The Waste Land.

#TheWasteLand #TSEliot #ModernistPoetry #CloseReading #ArthurianLegend #TheGoldenBough #JessieWeston #GrailQuest #LiteraryAnalysis #PoetryLecture