T.S. Eliot sincerely followed his beliefs and principles and his plays can be read as illustrations of his poetic theories. All his plays have an ethical design which is justified by requirements of situations pictured in them. Through a unified study of his imagery the ethical scheme of his dramas have been reconstructed. Along with the study of idea- based category of images, we journey with the dramatist from the infernal and purgatorial fires to the stages of happiness and heavenly experience. It is through patterns of images of his plays that Eliot gives his mystical vision to the world. The function of his imagery is not only to form the action of his plays but also to give the experience of art emotion. This study clears the mystery of imagery in his dramas and brings into light the super human visions of the writer which takes him to the rising glory.
CHEPTERS
• Eliot’s Formative Years
• The Role of Imagery in Eliot’s Art
• Imagery in Sweeney Agonistes and The Rock
• Imagery in The Family Reunion
• Imagery in Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party
• Imagery in The Confidential Clerk and The Elder Statesman
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
Dr. Rani Tiwari is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, S.S.V. College, Hapur affiliated to C.C.S. University, Meerut (U.P.). She got her educational degrees from Kurukshetra University, Gorakhpur University and Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur. She has teaching experience of 18 years in higher education. Her 15 research papers have been published in various literary journals, edited books and national seminar proceedings. She has presented more than 50 research papers and has been keynote speaker in national and international seminars and conferences. She was Chief Editor of college magazine Chintan for continuously five years. She is member of editorial board of an International Quarterly Refereed Research Journal Vidhaan. Her areas of interest include social, educational and spiritual elements in the field of literature. She has presented her talks on social and educational issues in various programmes of Doordarshan. She was conferred Maullana Abul Kalam Azad Excellence Award for Education in 2015.
Subject Covers:-
• Eliot’s Formative Years
• The Role of Imagery in Eliot’s Art
• Imagery in Sweeney Agonistes and The Rock
• Imagery in The Family Reunion
• Imagery in Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party
• Imagery in The Confidential Clerk and The Elder Statesman
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