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"The voice of the early twentieth century; the modern condition encapsulated in mood, setting and the concerns of the individual consciousness"

T.S. Eliot's poetry, including the poems "The Hollow Men" and "The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock" can be viewed as great examples of texts from the modernist movement and also great expressions of the modernist ideas. Through the poetic techniques used and amalgamated structure, Eliot's poems encompasses both the modernist style and a modernist subject matter.

One of the aspects of modernism that Eliot captures best in his poetry is the mood of the era and the concerns his world. Living in the early 20th century, Eliot witnessed much of the vast changes which had occurred in the world, with great technological and scientific advancements, urbanisation, and the World Wars. Throughout this period there was great anxiety in the society, with the depression, war and exploitation of the working class all leading to great concerns......

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