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T. S. Eliot was a poet, raised in America but who lived his adult life in England. ''[[The Waste Land]]'' is his most famous poem.
'''Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot''' was a poet, raised in America but who lived his adult life in England. ''[[The Waste Land]]'' is his most famous poem.


One of his lighter works, ''[[Old Possums Book of Practical Cats (Literature)|Old Possums Book of Practical Cats]]'', inspired the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
One of his lighter works, ''[[Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]]'', inspired the musical ''[[Cats]]''.



=== Works by Eliot with their own trope pages include: ===
{{examples|Works by Eliot with their own trope pages include:}}


* ''[[The Waste Land]]''
* ''[[The Waste Land]]''
* ''[[Old Possums Book of Practical Cats (Literature)|Old Possums Book of Practical Cats]]''
* ''[[Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]]''
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=== Other works by Eliot provide examples of: ===


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* [[Dances and Balls]]
* [[Dances and Balls]]
* [[Dear Negative Reader]]: ''The Triumph of Bullshit''. Never published in his lifetime, but quite stunning to read. "For Christ's sake, stick it up your ass."
* [[Dear Negative Reader]]: ''The Triumph of Bullshit''. Never published in his lifetime, but quite stunning to read. "For Christ's sake, stick it up your ass."
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* [[Lying Creator]]: Admitted that the notes attached to ''The Waste Land'' were there to fill space, and that at least some of them were intentionally misleading.
* [[Lying Creator]]: Admitted that the notes attached to ''The Waste Land'' were there to fill space, and that at least some of them were intentionally misleading.
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: [http://www.jjaro.net/eliot/five-finger-exercises.html "How unpleasant to meet Mr. Eliot!"]
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070912164306/http://www.jjaro.net/eliot/five-finger-exercises.html "How unpleasant to meet Mr. Eliot!"]
* [[Sexless Marriage]]: Eliot's.
* [[Sexless Marriage]]: Eliot's.
* [[Shout Out]]: Eliot was a master of allusion, weaving it throughout his works.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Eliot was a master of allusion, weaving it throughout his works.
* [[Sirens Are Mermaids]]
* [[Sirens Are Mermaids]]
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The aforementioned ''The Triumph of Bullshit''.
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The aforementioned ''The Triumph of Bullshit''.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: J Alfred Prufrock.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: J Alfred Prufrock.


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T.S. Eliot in 1934

Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song.

Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot was a poet, raised in America but who lived his adult life in England. The Waste Land is his most famous poem.

One of his lighter works, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, inspired the musical Cats.


Works by Eliot with their own trope pages include:


T.S. Eliot provides examples of the following tropes:
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