Tradition and the Individual Talent

by

T. S. Eliot

Tradition and the Individual Talent Terms

Criticism

In the context of “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” criticism means the examination and assessment of a literary work. In the beginning of his essay, Eliot states that criticism has been given a bad name… read analysis of Criticism

Depersonalization

Depersonalization is the action of detaching the personal self from something. In the context of “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” depersonalization is the process the traditional poet goes through to make their poetry less personal… read analysis of Depersonalization

Traditional

Traditional means adopting the customs or ways that have been handed down from one generation to the next. In “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” Eliot says that a poet is traditional when they receive what… read analysis of Traditional