T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land (bloom's Modern Cr... ⇒ < PLUS >

: Bloom argues that despite its European setting and allusions, the poem is essentially an American self-elegy masking as a mythological romance.

: Some sections examine how Ezra Pound's extensive editing shaped the final version of the poem. The Waste Land: T. S. Eliot, Harold Bloom - Amazon.com T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land (Bloom's Modern Cr...

: Bloom explores Eliot's "agon" or struggle with his literary precursor, Walt Whitman , suggesting that Whitman's elegiac voice haunts the poem's structure. Critical Themes Explored : Bloom argues that despite its European setting