The Waste Land
poem by T.S. Eliot
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Summary
The Waste Land is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,975 views/month, #25 of 6,426).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: T. S. Eliot[3]
- Instance of: narrative poetry[4]
- Publisher: Horace Liveright[5]
- Genre: poetry[6]
- Language of work or name: English[7]
- Country of origin: United States[8], England[9]
- Publication date: 1922[10]
- Has edition or translation: The Waste Land[11], The Waste Land (iPad edition)[12], Joutomaa[13]
- Dedicated to: Ezra Pound[14]
- Inspired by: Ulysses[15], From Ritual to Romance[16]
- Described at URL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47311/the-waste-land-56d227a99ddeb[17]
- Title: The Waste Land[18]
- First line: April is the cruellest month, breeding[19]
- Last line: Shantih shantih shantih[20]
- Copyright status: public domain[21]
- Form of creative work: poem[22]
Why It Matters
The Waste Land has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]