Tradition and the Individual Talent

T. S. Eliot

Tradition and the Individual Talent Symbols

Eliot uses platinum to symbolize the traditional poet. Near the end of Part I of “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” Eliot asks the reader to consider a phenomenon in which sulphur dioxide and oxygen…

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Sulphur Dioxide and Oxygen

Sulphur dioxide and oxygen symbolize the experiences that the traditional poet transforms. Sulphur dioxide and oxygen require platinum in order to become sulphurous acid. Before the transmutation process, sulphur dioxide and oxygen are stable and…

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