the lovesong of j alfred prufrock was first published in 1917.
the lovesong of j alfred prufrock was first published in 1917.
when was the lovesong of j alfred prufrock first published?
1917
"the love song of j. alfred prufrock", commonly known as "prufrock", is the first professionally published poem by american-born british poet t. s. eliot (1888–1965). eliot began writing "prufrock" in february 1910, and it was first published in the june 1915 issue of "poetry: a magazine of verse" at the instigation of ezra pound (1885–1972). it was later printed as part of a twelve-poem pamphlet (or chapbook) titled "prufrock and other observations" in 1917. at the time of its publication, prufrock was considered outlandish, but is now seen as heralding a paradigmatic cultural shift from late 19th-century romantic verse and georgian lyrics to modernism.
the love song of j. alfred prufrock
in november 1915 "the love song of j. alfred prufrock"—along with eliot's poems "portrait of a lady", "the boston evening transcript", "hysteria", and "miss helen slingsby"—was included in "catholic anthology 1914–1915" edited by ezra pound and printed by elkin mathews in london. in june 1917 "the egoist", a small publishing firm run by dora marsden, published a pamphlet entitled "prufrock and other observations" (london), containing twelve poems by eliot. "the love song of j. alfred prufrock" was the first in the volume. also eliot was appointed assistant editor of the "egoist" in june 1917.









































section::::composition and publication history.:prufrock's pervigilium.
the love song of j. alfred prufrock