The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock | T. S. Eliot - Line by Line Analysis

What is the central theme of Eliot's "The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock? What are the meanings of the complicated references and allusions in the poem? How is Prufrock a representative of the modern man? This video will help you understand the complete meaning of the poem, through an in-depth line-by-line explanation in easy language. The lecture is made specially for English Honours students but it will be useful for any reader who wants to understand Eliot's poetry. The written materials provided below will further help students write answers for their exams. Chapters ********* 0:00 Intro 01:28 Title 02:39 Epigraph 05:52 Line 1 (Let us go then...) 15:56 Line 15 (The yellow fog...) 22:30 Line 37 (And indeed there will be time...) 26:04 Line 49 (For I have known them all already...) 33:48 Line 73 (I should have been a pair of ragged claws...) 39:31 Line 87 (And would it have been worth it...) 49:55 Line 111 (No! I am not Prince Hamlet...) 59:17 Line 126 (I have seen them riding seaward on the waves...) Word meanings **************** etherized: anaesthetized insidious: cunning presume: suppose wriggling: twist and turn with quick writhing movements digress: deviate scuttling: running hurriedly malinger: pretend to be ill in order to escape duty snicker: laughing scornfully deferential: respectful wreathed: decorated with flowers Related Posts *************** Allusions in Prufrock [Dante, Divine Comedy, Inferno, Guido, Michelangelo, Lazarus, John The Baptist, Andrew Marvell, Hamlet, Polonius]: https://nibblepop.com/6-most-importan... Character Analysis of Prufrock: https://nibblepop.com/character-of-j-... Related Videos **************** Understand Preludes in 50 Minutes:    • Preludes | T. S. Eliot - Line by Line Expl...   About NibblePop ****************** Students of English Literature can get free class lectures and learning resources along with other relevant issues. Best suited for English Honours and Masters (All Universities), ISC, NET, SSC. The lessons explain critical theories in easy language for all categories of students. Channel Link:    / @nibblepop   Subscribe NibblePop to stay updated with our latest upload :    / @nibblepop   About Host ************ Monami Mukherjee, working as Assistant professor of English at Hingalganj Mahavidyalaya, has a teaching experience of over 15 years. She got her education at Lady Brabourne College and University of Calcutta. She completed her MPhil from Calcutta University and has worked in St Xavier’s Institution, Panihati Mahavidyalaya and Hingalganj mahavidyalaya. She has delivered invited talks in Post Graduation Classes at Lady Brabourne College and Taki Government College. She takes special interest in issues of Feminism, Post-colonialism and Modernism. She is known for her conversational style of teaching and grasp of core concepts in literature. Check Playlists **************** Poetry :    • Poetry   Paradise Lost :    • Paradise Lost   Indian Writing in English :    • Indian Writing in English   Philology :    • Philology   Short Story :    • Short Story   Technical Help for Students :    • Playlist   Random Stuff :    • Playlist   Other Links ************ website: https://nibblepop.com Facebook Page:   / nibblepop.web   Facebook Profile:   / mon.bhattacharya   Twitter:   / nibblepop   Hubpages: https://hubpages.com/@dgtalmontage Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/nibblepop Email: [email protected] #prufrock #tseliot #nibblepop #MonamiMukherjee #englishliterature #onlineclasses #classfromhome