Is Modernism Really New? | Close Reading The Waste Land

Closely reading the first four lines of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, this lecture considers how Modernist poetry often relies upon tradition in complex ways. Join the poetry school and take my course on The Waste Land at https://versedcommunity.mn.co/ What is Modernism: 0:00-19:12 Close Reading The Waste Land 19:12-33:25 #poetryanalysis #poetry #tseliot #literature