''The Sacred Wood'' is a collection of 20 essays by T. S. Eliot, first published in 1920. Topics include Eliot's opinions of many literary works and authors, including

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'', and the poets

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. One of his most important prose works, " Tradition and the Individual Talent", which was originally published in two parts in ''

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'', is a part of ''The Sacred Wood''. The essay "Philip Massinger" contains the famous line (often misquoted) "Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal"."T. S. Eliot." Wikiquote, . 29 Oct 2015, 12:22 UTC. 21 Nov 2015, 22:51

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1920 non-fiction books 1920 essays Books of literary criticism Essays by T. S. Eliot Essay collections {{lit-essay-stub