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Even though T. S. Eliot is not generally considered to be a Shakespearean critic, his two critical terms, objective correlative and impersonality theory, would qualify him as a very important Shakespearean scholar. In Eliot’s Shakespeare criticism, we can detect two completely opposite directions. One is his retroactive tendency, and the other the progressive orientation. The former is represented by his theory of objective correlative, and the latter manifested by the poetics of impersonality. According to his objective correlative theory, the poet has to render the dramatic situation truthfully through language, which is a transparent medium to evoke the emotion. On the other hand, in his impersonality theory, he maintains that the poet does not have a personality to express. The impersonality theory, therefore, is a complete reversal of the objective correlative, in that this theory subverts the centrality of the poet’s subjectivity. His theory of objective correlative shows his rear guard tendency, matching the signifier to the signified on a one-to-one basis. On the other hand, the impersonality theory is anticipating the post-structuralist position, favoring the free play of signifiers.
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objective correlative, impersonality theory, Eliot’s retroactive tendency, play of signifiers, post-structuralist position
