1, Eliot's artistic views are mainly reflected in his emphasis on cultural traditions, anxiety about fragmented modern life, exploration of religion and sacred return, and emphasis on the importance of images. These views have been specifically expressed in his poetry and literary criticism.
2. Eliot emphasizes the importance of cultural traditions in art. He thinks that artists should draw inspiration from past literary, artistic and religious traditions and show respect and reference for these traditions in their works. Eliot is deeply worried about the fragmentation and schizophrenia of modern life. He believes that modern people are facing a state of self-division and lack of culture.
3. Eliot used a lot of fragmented narratives and multiple voices in his poems to reflect this sense of division. He emphasized the importance of images in poetry, and he used rich images and metaphors to convey profound feelings and thoughts. He believes that through images, poets can break through the limitations of language and express unspeakable existence.
Artistic features of Eliot's poems
As an important representative of British and American modernist poetry and new criticism, Eliot not only pays attention to the choice of poetry content, but also attaches great importance to the artistic expression of poetry. Eliot shows great differences from traditional poets in the choice of images.
Eliot not only pays attention to the choice of poetry content, but also attaches great importance to the artistic form of poetry. He not only inherited the fine tradition of poetry in English and other European languages, but also dared to innovate in the content and expression of poetry.
However, when his first book of poetry, Pruefer Locke and Other Observations, was published in 19 17, his free-form poetry style, unpretentious description and novel almost grotesque metaphor could not be accepted by ordinary readers for a while, but it still had its unique artistic expression and the same artistic appeal.