Biography of T.S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, or more commonly known simply as T.S. Eliot, was born into a middle class family on the 26th of September in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of Eliot's parents were teachers and writers, so Eliot was destined to be a poet at a young age. With 5 older siblings, Eliot was the youngest of the family, and with a congenital double hernia, he was the least athletic. Because of his condition, Eliot spent a lot of time alone and at an early age, began reading books to which would later make up his writing career.
Eliot attended Smith's Academy in his elementary years, and grew a passion for the literary arts. He studied many languages such as English, French, German and Ancient Greek which gave him an edge when he began writing poetry.
After studying and working at world-renowned universities such as Harvard and Oxford, Eliot took an interest in literature and eventually became the chief editor for the publishing company Faber & Faber. During the seventeen years of its publication, Eliot edited the exclusive and influential literary journal Criterion.
His famous poetic works were “A love song for J. Alfred Prufrock, (1917)”, “The Wasteland, (1922)”, “Ash Wednesday, (1930)” and “Four Quartets, (1943)”. His other critically acclaimed works that were not poems were, “Murder in the Cathedral”, “The Family Reunion” and “The Cocktail Party.” For his lifetime of poetic innovation, Eliot won the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Eliot died on January 4, 1965 in London England.
Eliot attended Smith's Academy in his elementary years, and grew a passion for the literary arts. He studied many languages such as English, French, German and Ancient Greek which gave him an edge when he began writing poetry.
After studying and working at world-renowned universities such as Harvard and Oxford, Eliot took an interest in literature and eventually became the chief editor for the publishing company Faber & Faber. During the seventeen years of its publication, Eliot edited the exclusive and influential literary journal Criterion.
His famous poetic works were “A love song for J. Alfred Prufrock, (1917)”, “The Wasteland, (1922)”, “Ash Wednesday, (1930)” and “Four Quartets, (1943)”. His other critically acclaimed works that were not poems were, “Murder in the Cathedral”, “The Family Reunion” and “The Cocktail Party.” For his lifetime of poetic innovation, Eliot won the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Eliot died on January 4, 1965 in London England.