T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land: Psycho-Sexual Analysis and Structure - Lecture 12

T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land: Psycho-Sexual Analysis and Structure - Lecture 12

Explore T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" in this 50-minute lecture from Yale University's Modern Poetry course. Delve into the psycho-sexual aspects of the poem as Professor Langdon Hammer guides you through its landscape and key figures. Examine couples and dialogues depicting romantic or sexual distress. Gain insights into the poem's structure, individual units, and the editing process, including Ezra Pound's contributions. The lecture covers four main sections: "The Burial of the Dead," "A Game of Chess," "The Fire Sermon," and "What the Thunder Said." Enhance your understanding of this seminal work in modern poetry through this comprehensive analysis.