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The Concept of Paradox and its Thematic Relation to the Four QuartetsOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
This thesis is divided into three chapter. The first chapter focuses on the concept of paradox in general as a mode of expression. It discusses the different definitions of paradox and the one most relevant for the purpose of this research i. e. the type of paradox on which Eliot relies most and which is capable of conveying his meanings to the reader as accurately and as concisely as possible and discusses the importance of the concept of paradox in modern poetry and criticism with due emphasis on Eliot’s case. The first chapter also gives a brief account of the four Quartets : its background, divisions and importance in Eliot’s poetic career. The socond chapter deals mainly with the development of the concept of paradox in the first two poems of the Quartets : ”Burnt Norton” and ”East Coker”. The third chapter continues to trace the development of the concept of paradox in the last two poems of the Quartets : ”The dry Salvages” and ”Little Gidding”. In these two poems, the poet continues to trace the theme of the moment of illumination, but to a lesser degree