At the still point, there the dance is.

T.S. Eliot

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Topic

Stillness Dancing

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

Burnt Norton Four Quartets

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Eliot, T. S. “Burnt Norton.” Collected Poems 1909–1935. Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936, pt. 2.

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And the wind shall say:
"Here were decent godless people:
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T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Disenchanted world Modern life
Speaker
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Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.

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Long life Openness to change Curiosity

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Edith Wharton
Source
A Backward Glance
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Wharton, Edith. "A First Word." A Backward Glance. D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934.

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My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
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Generosity in love Love
Speaker
Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Profession of love Paradox
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 2, sc. 2

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Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.