The Waste Land underwent several changes after it was first published. Some of the changes are described in these pages.

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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