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“What Dante Means to Me:” Dante Alighieri's Influence on T.S. Eliot and other English Writers

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Studies in World Literature
(TJHSS) Research Studies in Humanities

Abstract

Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy has made a significant impact on English writers and many of its inspirations are still existing to this day. Famous English writers, such as Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, John Milton in the 16th Century, and William Blake in the early19th century to mention just a few, are so much impacted by the thirteenth century Italian poet's text. In the 20th century, Dante's influence on T.S. Eliot is strong, and the suggestion of any certain relationships between T.S. Eliot and Dante lies in Eliot's famous article: “What Dante Means to Me." Thus, the purpose of this paper is two-folds; first, it provides a quick survey of Dante's influence on famous English writers starting from the fourteenth century up to 20th century; then it explores the influence of Dante Alighieri and his epic poem La Divina Commedia on T. S. Eliot especially on his two famous poems: The Waste Land and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

DOI

10.21608/tjhss.2022.217282

Keywords

Dante Alighieri, the Divine Comedy, Chaucer, John Milton, William Blake, T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land

Authors

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Mohammad Shaaban

Last Name

Deyab

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Minia University/Badr University in Cairo

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mohamed-diab@buc.edu.eg

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Badr

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0000-0003-0756-0601

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3

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1

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30888

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2022-01-01

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2021-12-09

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2022-01-01

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20

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34

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2636-4239

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2636-4247

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Transcultural Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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“What Dante Means to Me:” Dante Alighieri's Influence on T.S. Eliot and other English Writers

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22 Jan 2023