Pages of this type show the differences between lines between draft versions of The Waste Land and its final publication. Sometimes a large section of the poem that was removed by the editing process is discussed.

This is one type of four types of pages that elaborate on the evolution of The Waste Land and Eliot's other poetry:

Origin:

Where Eliot picked up some of the lines.

Draft:

Shows previous versions of lines prior to publication. Also these discuss large sections of the poem that were exorcized.

Change:

Discusses changes made to the poem since its original publication.

Compare:

Compares the lines to those in other Eliot poems.

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