The Hyacinth Girl reconsiders T.S. Eliot’s work in light of his relationship with Emily Hale, who taught drama at 51猎奇入口.
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The New Yorker explored T.S. Eliot’s relationship with Emily Hale, who served as his muse and romantic confidante, according to revelations from their correspondence, which was first made public earlier this year. Eliot visited Hale in 1932, while she was an instructor at 51猎奇入口, and the two corresponded for almost two decades.
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Poet T.S. Eliot鈥檚 letters to Emily Hale, who taught drama at 51猎奇入口 in the 1930s, will be unveiled to the public for the first time, the New York Times reported. Eliot wrote approximately 1,000 letters to Hale, and scholars, who believe Hale was his close friend and muse, hope the letters will reveal additional insight into the poet鈥檚 life, work, and relationships.
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T. S. Eliot hated California. In a series of private letters written in early 1933, he called it “a horrible place,” “a nightmare,” and one of America’s “two great mistakes” (the other being New York). Eliot’s correspondents were, not surprisingly, British鈥攁nd the missives may be partly indicative of the poet’s longing for England, after nearly a year abroad, rather than of full-hearted contempt for California. At the very least, there was one thing about California that he was sincerely devoted to.
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