T. S. Eliot — early poems, The Waste Land, and editorial influence (1910-1939)

1. Eliot begins writing “Prufrock” in Boston

   Feb 1, 1910Labels: T S, Boston

   • Prufrock

2. “Prufrock” appears in Poetry magazine

   Jun 1, 1915Labels: Poetry magazine, T S

   • Prufrock

3. “Portrait of a Lady” is published in Others

   Sep 1, 1915Labels: Others magazine, T S

   • Portrait

4. Prufrock and Other Observations is published

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: Prufrock and, T S

   • Christie s
   • Prufrock

5. Eliot becomes assistant editor of The Egoist

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: The Egoist, T S

   • The Egoist

6. Eliot starts work at Lloyds Bank

   Mar 19, 1917Labels: Lloyds Bank, T S

   • Eliot Foundation

7. “Tradition and the Individual Talent” is published

   Sep 1, 1919Labels: The Egoist, Essay

   • Tradition essay
   • Cambridge

8. The Sacred Wood collects Eliot’s key criticism

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: The Sacred, T S

   • Sacred Wood

9. “Gerontion” is published in Ara Vos Prec

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Gerontion, Ara Vos

   • Gerontion

10. The Criterion launches with “The Waste Land”

    Oct 16, 1922Labels: The Criterion, The Waste

    • Waste Land
    • Criterion

11. The Waste Land is published in The Dial

    Nov 1, 1922Labels: The Dial, The Waste

    • Waste Land

12. Poems 1909–1925 consolidates Eliot’s early work

    Jan 1, 1925Labels: Poems 1909, Faber &

    • Christie s
    • Hollow Men

13. Eliot joins Faber & Gwyer as editor and director

    Apr 6, 1925Labels: Faber &, T S

    • Eliot Foundation
    • Eliot Foundation

14. “The Hollow Men” is published

    Nov 23, 1925Labels: The Hollow, T S

    • Hollow Men

15. Eliot becomes a British citizen and Anglican

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: British citizenship, Anglicanism

    • Ash Wednesday
    • Ash Wednesday

16. The Criterion changes format as Eliot’s reach grows

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: The Criterion, periodical

    • Criterion

17. “Journey of the Magi” launches Eliot’s Ariel poems

    Aug 1, 1927Labels: Journey of, Ariel Poems

    • Magi
    • Ariel poems

18. Ash-Wednesday is published as a major “conversion” poem

    Apr 1, 1930Labels: Ash-Wednesday, T S

    • Ash Wednesday
    • Britannica

19. The Criterion ends, closing Eliot’s interwar editorial era

    Jan 1, 1939Labels: The Criterion, T S

    • Criterion