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moE. md in a tu nore pBis node, filn syhing rhat h6 b€n don. during thc pre<br />
wor.bd wdimc pedod. Thc wane Lsd" h6 a scopo dd ftlEhirude <strong>of</strong>incareorion<br />
that is rivrled in Enslisll Fh.ri, ol, b, Mihon dd ShlkcsFrt. This h sb.t Ph.6<br />
'Tb. wdE Led b.Mo rhs epics ed the lr€nch p@c. Rh!*ible Mnony <strong>of</strong><br />
qords ond lNe d.plh <strong>of</strong> deanins emc rosether in on. poem. Lidi! Vi6iu h$<br />
cnumcdted qrnc a <strong>bt</strong> or dod6 wh@ in Eliol h6 mir|.incd ro up lin E<br />
Eurcpcs l<strong>it</strong>eruy rEdilion, A singlc liic quored r'rcn coldsmilhs lrr /,.ar,/<br />
,,/aLfrld acts upon the wholc incidot .s . devourin8 fir€, (ic //'en |otry vond<br />
noopJ ?,/orl, whicfi Educ6 ro a$6 *h.rcv.. is hume. vieu eF lhal Nhd Eliot<br />
w.nts $ dlludc ro . liremry rorl oi ch@r.r, he Dsually omtrds ir ro his oan nccd &d<br />
choiq hc ties lo fir the bomren rhings ln his o*n con&xt d ifthey serc oigioally<br />
cr.l.d ror his rork. _ft tEriol) delishr5 in r.v.uin8 thc mcein3 <strong>of</strong>$c oneinal<br />
concx! as ifhewerndking.l il(6 hc nocked ar th. veryrhlcs<strong>of</strong>hisoM prcvious<br />
pcms). Hc trsls lll sulhoN h. boNwe fom (except Shlkcsreec. mlybe) silh biner<br />
Ar.s h6, ar lenglh. given . mpari$. ol The wanc lrd ' ed Pandiv loi on<br />
the lin6 <strong>of</strong>rh. old epic atl.. He eF lhrr Milb. s.pic is rs lcnSlhy r wo* lo.a<br />
mod.m eader wher 5s Eli<strong>of</strong>s shon cpic givcs lo fic cotempodry Eader a 16[ into<br />
his oln lce s wcll 6 i o thc eadilio <strong>of</strong>cric nylc <strong>of</strong> lnetu, wfiing. Elior! os. oa<br />
all$ion &complishs mmy<strong>of</strong>the tarycrs ud aspidiions ord.!ic wnho Eqlii.sa<br />
burd.nsome speulation on $. pd olfic Eader (Amet, Eliot hds acluall) tried !o<br />
Ewrir€ or r.fom rh. epic nylc *ilh hG individul rrlor, Nhich for r)'e modem sder<br />
hos gor a timely app.al ed sisnif'cac., The succcsstul imp6sio. <strong>of</strong>-Tn. w6re<br />
knd" h besd upo. is.llusions dd cohprctncss. speaking <strong>of</strong> Eliot s skill <strong>of</strong><br />
bcrcfiliry tom th. ps wotu. An6 s)6: Thc walc knd" motes €xEnsiv. us <strong>of</strong><br />
.rrlm by Dtu|. Alighdi dd <strong>of</strong> the l@gd wo*s by Ovi4 Sho*.sD@ dd llt. BiblC<br />
Elior is i. r.cr so huoh iorrs*d by Dsnte! ,,qp cbx4y $at ws frnd . lot or<br />
di6r od indiEt rcf*n€s in 'Ih. wat r,nd- follwing Ddlc r lin <strong>of</strong>thme,<br />
style and ch@r.rielion CBvcn (2001) cle sams to be e much impEsd b,<br />
Eliot\ d olusing ide6l6h pln works. He sr<strong>it</strong>*, Hh own fmous "Enslishi4' <strong>of</strong><br />
D&r. in The wcE lid - L./ rct thousld tLdh had uahE n "tua! - pcftaos<br />
th. mosi cdonic.l momcnl oursid. <strong>of</strong>fie Bible wh.d a quohrion in one lrnsuase<br />
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