Includes index and Bibliography.

Twentieth century English literature was shaped to a great extent by the genius of T.S. Eliot. His towering personality illuminates the major genres of English literature. No study of the early twentieth century British canonical literature is possible without encountering the icon T.S. Eliot poet, critic, dramatist images and symbols have been always employed by writers of all literatures down the ages. But, movements like imagism and symbolism gave an entirely new focus to images and symbols. Archetypal criticism was a parallel emergence. In an age torn by the anxiety of two world wars, and dissatisfied with scientific and materialistic concept of man, the archetypal approach sought to restore to man the entire humanity. The present volume offers an in depth study of the major archetypes and how they are interwoven in the imagery and symbolism in the poetry of T.S. Eliot. The complexities of the modern age and their expression in Eliot’s poetry cannot be understood without archetypes, myths and legends. This domain had not been explored so far. Hence, this volume presents a systematic structuring and evaluation of archetypal imagery and symbolism in Eliot’s major poems as well as other minor poems. It is hoped that teachers, researchers and students of literature will find the volume to be of considerable interest and use.