American Literature / Unit 14 AML 1308 short lesson, about 20 seconds
T. S. Eliot: An American in London
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The idea
Born in St. Louis and educated at Harvard, Eliot settled in England, worked in a bank and later in publishing, and became a British subject. He is claimed by both literatures, and the exam treats him as American by birth and modernist by method.
In practice
St. Louis, Harvard, London, a bank.
Where people slip
Both countries claim him.
Your place on the trail
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