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The Waste Land, a poem by U.S.-born British poet T. S. Eliot (1922). One of the 20th century's major poetic works, it portrays the disintegration of Western values, the soullessness of modern society, and humankind's desperate search for salvation. It consists of five seemingly disconnected sections made up of fragmented verses written in a variety of styles but linked by imagery, symbols, and diverse literary and historical references.
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