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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 52

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which of the following books is considered as one of the sources behind T. S. Eliot’s poem, The Waste Land?

  1. William James’ Principles of Psychology
  2. Jessie Weston’s From Ritual to Romance
  3. Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
  4. Sigmund Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams

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Correct answer: (B) Jessie Weston’s From Ritual to Romance

Explanation

Eliot acknowledged Jessie Weston's From Ritual to Romance (the Grail legend and fertility myths) as a source in his notes to The Waste Land.