How does T.S. Eliot and William Wordsworth differ?

Aside from the fact that they are both poets and the most important poets of the time periods in which they wrote, there are more differences between the two of them than similarities. read more

However, because of the shared human condition and the differences of individuality in humanity, there are different ways of expressing spontaneity that meet the needs of humanity, as evidenced by Eliot’s and Wordsworth’s writing. _____ Eliot, T. S. ”Tradition and the Individual Talent.” The Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism. Ed. read more

Wordsworth’s reference to “tranquility” implies a kind of passive effortlessness. As Eliot says – it is not “ a passive attending upon the event”. It is a moment or act of concentration- when al mental and emotional faculties are intently occupied in performing a creative fat. Thus Eliot refutes Wordsworth’s formula of creative process. read more