Thomas Stearns Eliot was a renowned poet, dramatist, and literary critic who significantly impacted 20th-century literature.
Born in America, he moved to the UK in 1914 and became a British subject in 1927.
Eliot's works include influential poems like "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets," plays such as "Murder in the Cathedral," and critical essays.
He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 for his pioneering contributions to modern poetry.
Eliot's writing style, characterized by its complexity and rich allusions, reshaped contemporary literature and earned him a place among the most important literary figures of his time.
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