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Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman contributed to the development and maturity of French Symbolism by inspiring such writers as Charles Baudelaire, Stephane Mallarmé, and Laforgue. French Symbolism was instrumental in making an appearance of Hulme's Imagism, which in turn stimulated T. S. Eliot to formulate his Impersonal theory of poetry. Therefore, Poe and Whitman can be said to be the two sources of Eliot's poetic theory. Even before he was exposed to French Symbolism and Hulme's Imagism, In his early years Eliot was captivated by Poe's literary device which inspired the French writers, devaluing Whitman's poetic stance. In his maturity, however, he became respectful of Whitman's poetic content. The early Eliot might be called "an imitator" of Poe because he was influenced by Poe's poetic technique, but the mature Eliot might be called “a true disciple” of Whitman because he, being impressed by Whitman's poetic content. turned to him in his later life of poetic career.
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Imagism, Symbolism, Impersonal theory of poetry, Original Sin, pure poetry
