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Prakruti Bhatt

This document analyzes T.S. Eliot's criticism of John Milton in his essay "The Metaphysical Poets". Specifically, it discusses Eliot's claim that Milton was "a master of diction but disregards the soul". The document provides context on Eliot's concept of the "Dissociation of Sensibility" between thought and feeling in later poets. It also questions Eliot's criticism of Milton, pointing out that Paradise Lost incorporates both thinking and feeling in its humanist perspective on the Fall of man.

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ANALYSIS OF T.S ELIOTS STATEMENT ABOUT JOHN MILTON BY: PRAKRUTI BHATT
T.S ELIOTS THE METAPHYSICAL POETS A review of critical fervour. First use of the word sensibility by Eliot. A defence against the derogatory and often abusive use of the term metaphysical. Dr Johnsons accusations.
SENSIBILITY AND ITS DISSOCIATION Sensibility= Thought + Feeling Late Elizabethans and early Jacobians possessed this sensibility. The later poets either just felt or just thought. Dissociation of Sensibility Reasons- Dryden and Milton. Each of these men performed certain poetic functions so magnificently well that the magnitude of the effect concealed the absence of others. While the language became more refined the feeling became more crude.
MASTER OF DICTION- JOHN MILTON Milton is a master of diction but disregards the soul.- Eliot Use of language in Paradise Lost- Ornate, contextual, intellectual, use of other languages such as Latin, Greek, etc. [eg: the tone of book 9 changes as it nears the Fall, the description of characters like Eve and Satan are full of comparisons with Greek characters, a lot of allusions used to describe the natural atmosphere.]
DOES MILTON DISREGARD THE SOUL? Paradise Lost is known for its humanist perspective to the story of Genesis and the consequent fall of man. If it is just about thinking and feeling, I think Milton does both. Hence not a cause for the dissociation of sensibility. Then what is the reason behind Eliots statement?

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  • 1. ANALYSIS OF T.S ELIOTS STATEMENT ABOUT JOHN MILTON BY: PRAKRUTI BHATT
  • 2. T.S ELIOTS THE METAPHYSICAL POETS A review of critical fervour. First use of the word sensibility by Eliot. A defence against the derogatory and often abusive use of the term metaphysical. Dr Johnsons accusations.
  • 3. SENSIBILITY AND ITS DISSOCIATION Sensibility= Thought + Feeling Late Elizabethans and early Jacobians possessed this sensibility. The later poets either just felt or just thought. Dissociation of Sensibility Reasons- Dryden and Milton. Each of these men performed certain poetic functions so magnificently well that the magnitude of the effect concealed the absence of others. While the language became more refined the feeling became more crude.
  • 4. MASTER OF DICTION- JOHN MILTON Milton is a master of diction but disregards the soul.- Eliot Use of language in Paradise Lost- Ornate, contextual, intellectual, use of other languages such as Latin, Greek, etc. [eg: the tone of book 9 changes as it nears the Fall, the description of characters like Eve and Satan are full of comparisons with Greek characters, a lot of allusions used to describe the natural atmosphere.]
  • 5. DOES MILTON DISREGARD THE SOUL? Paradise Lost is known for its humanist perspective to the story of Genesis and the consequent fall of man. If it is just about thinking and feeling, I think Milton does both. Hence not a cause for the dissociation of sensibility. Then what is the reason behind Eliots statement?