T.s Eliot 'Traditional and Individual talent”
1) How would you like to explain Eliot's concept of Tradition? Do you agree with it?
I agree with T.S.Eliot 's concept of tradition . He is not just following customs of given tradition but much more than that. He is not believed in slavish imitation of his tradition. Eliot thinks this thing positive way and says that The countries , Nations try to preserve their tradition as something heritage as something which is essential part of their culture and necessarily has to be handed down from generation to generation. So poet has to write with awareness of litrary tradition of his nation.He should not merely imitate that tradition. Eliot also says that 'The writer writes with history in his bones." So Eliot sees tradition in very positive way rather than negative way.
2) What do you understand by historical sense?
Historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence"
Historical sense involves a perception. It is not only pastness of past but how past is relevant to the present time.
The historical sense, which is a sense of the timeless as well as of the temporal and of the timeless and of the temporal together, is what makes a writer traditional.
Historical sense is equal to common sense and it involves wider perimeters or we can say that process of selection. Historical sense is necessary for become a timeless work of art.
3) What is the relationship between 'Tradition' and 'Individual talent' according to the poet T.S Eliot?
According to Eliot a new writer does not have anything their own and unique, tradition and individual talent both are not separate. Though individuals are not just imitating the tradition. New writers use their individual talent to expand or extent something new in existing tradition by keeping harmony with the tradition and give it more beauty and more meaning and also make their own place in the huge tradition. So tradition and individual talent both goes together.
4) Explain quote, "Some can absorb knowledge, the more tardy must sweat for it. Shakespeare from plutarch than most men could from the whole british museum"
This quote means, one who absorbs the knowledge becomes a great creative writer. Some may read a lot but are not able to create anything, while some just by using the power of their observation may become a great writer.
5) Explain "Honest criticism and sensitive appretiation is directed not upon the poet butupon the poetry."
Eliot compares the theory with chemical process. the combination of sulphuric acid , takes place only if the Platinum is present , Platinum has remained neutral and unchanged. the mind of poet is the shred of Platinum. Eliot says that emotion and feelings are the elements which entering the presence of poet's mind and acting as a catalyst.we can say both elements important for experiment, same happened in great work of art .
6) How would you like to explain Eliot's theoy of depersonalization? You can Explain with the help of chemical reaction in presence of catalyst agent, platinum.
7) Explain, "Poetry is not turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality."
In above given quote Eliot again talk about the depersonalization. He says that whenever poet create something their own self should not reflect in their creative work. Poet should learn to be aloof or detach when they create something. Eliot says poetry is impersonal it is not for showing one’s own emotion or self it is about escape from that emotions and self. Poet’s own self should not reflect in their own poetry or work.
8) Write two points on which one can write critique on "T.S Eliot as a critic."
two point as my point of view that one can write critique on T. S. Eliot as a critic :
1) "Poetry is not turning to loose of Emotions but an escape from emotion it is not the expression of personality but escape from personality. "
2) Tradition is matter of much wider significance it can't be inherited and of you want it you must obtain it by grate labour.
