The Waste Land and Other Poems, by T. S. Eliot, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics- New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the author's Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events- Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work- Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.- Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of biographical, historical, and literary influences to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Considered the most important poem of the twentieth century, T. S. Eliot The Waste Land&&L/I&&R is an oblique and fascinating view of the hopelessness and confusion of purpose in modern Western civilization. Published in 1922―the same year as Joyce’s equally monumental &&LI&&RUlysses&&L/I&&R―&&LI&&RThe Waste Land&&L/I&&R is a series of fragmentary dramatic monologues and cultural quotations that crossfade into one another. Eliot believed that this style best represented the fragmentation of society, and his poem portrays a sterile world of panicky fears and barren lusts, and of human beings waiting for some sign or promise of redemption. Mirroring the destruction and disillusionment of World War I, &&LI&&RThe Waste Land&a