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A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot

  • Nazia Iftikhar/
  • June 30, 2003
Keywords
Wasteland T.S.Eliot Poem Poetry Narrative Technique Allusions Juxtapositions
Abstract

This article focuses on the poem ‘The Wasteland’ by T.S.Eliot. It demonstrates the artistic skill in which Eliot enables the readers to make a journey through this wasteland in the guidance and company of Tieresias. The article throws light on the theme of spiritual bareness prevailing in the modern age through analysis of various literary techniques such as allusions, juxtapositions, images and symbols used in the poem. This journey through the five parts of the poem ends in the optimistic note that through the renunciation of this worldly self the lustful sexuality of the wasteland may some day be redeemed.

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Iftikhar, N. (2020). A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 3(1), 57–66. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page

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[1]Iftikhar, N. 2020. A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 3, 1 (Apr. 2020), 57–66.
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(1)Iftikhar, N. A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو 2020, 3 (1), 57–66.
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IFTIKHAR, Nazia. A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, v. 3, n. 1, p. 57–66, 1 Apr.2020.
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Iftikhar, N. (2020) “A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot”, (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 3(1), pp. 57–66. Available at: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page (Accessed: 12 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]N. Iftikhar, “A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot”, (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 57–66, Apr. 2020, Accessed: May 12, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page

            

                    
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Iftikhar, Nazia. “A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vols. 3, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 57–66, https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page.

            

                    
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Iftikhar, Nazia. “A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو 3, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 57–66. Accessed May 12, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page.

            

                    
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1.Iftikhar N. A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1 [cited 2026 May 12];3(1):57–66. Available from: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page

            

                    
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1.Iftikhar N. A Journey through ‘The Wasteland’: A Masterpiece of T.S Eliot. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 2020;3(1):57–66. Accessed May 12, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e850393c766c/page

            

            






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Nazia Iftikhar

        
        Assistant Programme Coordinator
    

    
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

    
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