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== '''''The Waste Land'': A Cover'''== | == '''''The Waste Land'': A Cover'''== | ||
| − | T.S. Eliot's poem, " | + | T.S. Eliot's poem, "[http://www.bartleby.com/201/1.html The Waste Land]," has become an essential part of the English canon. Nearly a century of Eliot scholarship has been contributed to readers' understanding of the poem, and throughout this time, various editors have sewn up the pages of the original poem with scholars' research to market these findings to students and bibliophiles of western literature. Although readers may interpret the content of "The Waste Land" as individuals or in conjunction with a noted school of influence, there remain enduring questions regarding the inferred experience of the reader. |
This "experience of the reader" refers to the information that inherently influences one's perception of a text. There are numerous factors that may fall into this sphere of influence: what is the medium of the text (book, magazine, pamphlet, etc.)? How is information formatted on the page? Are there supplementary illustrations or depictions, and do they add information or aim to interpret textual information? | This "experience of the reader" refers to the information that inherently influences one's perception of a text. There are numerous factors that may fall into this sphere of influence: what is the medium of the text (book, magazine, pamphlet, etc.)? How is information formatted on the page? Are there supplementary illustrations or depictions, and do they add information or aim to interpret textual information? | ||
