... ;The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915) gained reputation for the exploration of new poetic rhythms, forms, and themes and captured enormous attention. His experimentation within language and forms brought a rapid change in literary tastes. His writings helped usher in a new era in poetry. Eliot is remarked as "not only a great sorcerer of words, but the very key keeper of the language" by Igor Stravinsky. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock This poem is an inspection of the tortured ... inner self of a typical modern man who is overeducated, obsessed, anxious, fearful of the people...

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