ECHOES OF “CANTO III,” “CANTO IV,” AND “CANTO XXXII” IN “THE WASTE LAND”

Authors : Hrısto DIMITROV

Pages : 66-82

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Publication Date : 2022-12-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The purpose of this article is to examine the three allusions to Dante’s Inferno which Eliot outlines in the notes on “The Waste Land.” By drawing upon minute details from “Canto III” this work parallels the London clerks from “The Burial of the Dead” with the uncommitted in Hell’s vestibule. This article conveys how Eliot’s vision is reminiscent to that of the pilgrim, but also how it differs from the pilgrims account as well. This article also elucidates on Eliot’s evocation of “Canto IV,” as well as its effect on Eliot’s vision. By drawing upon certain echoes from Dante’s portrayal of Limbo, this article conveys how “Canto IV” reverberates in the London clerks segment of “The Burial of the Dead,” but also how it challenges some aspects of the clerks portrayal. With regards to Eliot’s allusion to “Canto XXXII” in “What the Thunder Said” this article delineates upon a parallel with Cocytus, rather than with Ugolino.
Keywords : T S Eliot, Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, The Waste Land, Modernism