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Essay / Annotated bibliography of The Rock, And The...
The collection consists of approximately seventeen poems involving different stories about cats. Each section is a different cat. Some of the rare content included are “The Naming of Cats”, “The Old Grumble Cat” and many others. The overall theme was to make fun of cats in a more fanciful way. According to Wikipedia, there have been numerous references to the collection, as well as a few adaptations. Thanks to all the references and adaptations, it seems to have worked pretty well. The Love Song of J. Alfred Pruforck. New York: Amerion, 1930. Print. This long poem consists of a reflection by the narrator in front of an unknown audience, expressing his frustrations in a complex way. This poem, like others by Eliot, is difficult to interpret and usually has a deep, unseen meaning. It is believed to be a narrative about a man and his problems. According to some, this is a criticism of "Edwardian society" and the narrator's problem is that he cannot find a reasonable idea for himself to live. This poem, along with The Wasteland, is considered the beginning of modernist poetry. Before these poems existed, almost all poetry was Romanticism and Augustan poetry..