Tradition and the Individual Talent Characters

T.S. Eliot is the author and narrator of “Tradition and the Individual Talent.” As a poet himself, he expresses his conception of the ideal poet and the ideal poem. He puts the notion of tradition… read analysis of T.S. Eliot

The traditional poet is Eliot’s conception of the ideal poet. Eliot explains that, due to certain prejudices, tradition in writing is often given a bad name. Readers tend to think that the traditional poet’s… read analysis of Traditional Poet

The dead poets are the traditional poet’s ancestors. Many people tend to view the dead poets as truly dead in the sense that they should not be emulated in the present. Instead of looking for… read analysis of Dead Poet

Throughout “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” Eliot refers to the immature poet. The immature poet is someone who never gets beyond a certain stage, never becoming a traditional poet and never adopting the Impersonal Theory… read analysis of Immature Poet