The Waste Land

Context:

Discussed as Eliot's great poem, for which he originally wanted the 'the horror, the horror' passage from Heart of Darkness as its epigraph. The hosts note The Waste Land is a poem about the First World War and the darkness revealed within European civilisation, connecting it thematically to Conrad's prophetic vision.

Context:

Referenced when discussing how T.S. Eliot visited Buckingham Palace and read The Waste Land to the royal family, who all got the giggles during the reading