[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-440680-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-440680-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","what-is-a-classic-an-address-by-ts-eliot","What Is a Classic? - An Address by T.S. Eliot","","This document contains the text of the influential lecture titled 'What Is a Classic?', delivered by T.S. Eliot before the Virgil Society on October 16, 1944. Originally published by Faber & Faber in 1945, this analytical work explores the criteria and characteristics that define a 'classic' piece of literature, drawing heavily on the legacy and influence of Virgil. The provided text includes historical publication data, library stamping details, and the formal address, offering readers a profound insight into Eliot's literary criticism and his perspectives on the enduring nature of classical works within the Western canon. It serves as a significant historical record of 20th-century aesthetic and literary theory, reflecting on how literature establishes its status as a timeless classic through cultural and intellectual resonance.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/literature/","Literature",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/what-is-a-classic-an-address-by-ts-eliot/440680/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/what-is-a-classic-an-address-by-ts-eliot/440680.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Lucas Martin","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-03","2026-09-29",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",18,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"When and where was the address 'What Is a Classic?' delivered?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"The address was delivered before the Virgil Society on October 16, 1944.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"Who is the author of 'What Is a Classic?'",{"text":68,"@type":64},"The author is the renowned poet and literary critic T.S. Eliot.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"When was this specific work first published?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"The work was first published by Faber & Faber Limited in 1945.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},440680,1790802472,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,91,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":89,"slug":90},80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":92,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":130},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":132},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":133,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":26,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":108,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145},8796095360427,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","2  \n880.1  \nCopy 2  \n30572  \nEli  \nEliot.  \nWhat Is A Classic?  \nNAZARETH CULLEGE  \nLIBRARY  \n0  \n\n| Date Due   |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 01   | 175   |  |  |\n|  | A 2267   |  |  |\n| f   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 卖   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 西   |  |  |  |\n| _7   |  |  |  |\n| AN5 6Z   |  |  |  |\n| MAY242   |  |  |  |\n| 0CT2   |  |  |  |\n| EB25'63   |  |  |  |\n| 964   |  |  |  |\n| 是C.84   |  |  |  |\n| Or29.   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| ⑥   |  |  |  |\n\n# WHAT IS A CLASSIC?\n\nWHAT IS A CLASSIC?  \nan address delivered before  \nthe Virgil Society  \non the  \n16th of October  \n1944  \nb  \nT.S.ELIOT  \nNAZARETH COLLEGELIBRARY  \nFABER &FABER LIMITED24 Russell SquareLondon  \n30572  \nFirst published in Mcmxlvby Faber and Faber Limited24 Russell Square London W.C.1Second Impression May McmxlvThird Impression January McmxlviFourth Impression May McmlPrinted in Great Britain byR.MacLehose and Company LimitedThe University Press GlasgowAll rights reserved","cbCaibie6VVj32iC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibie6VVj32iC","pdf",2840007,"English","# What Is a Classic? - An Address by T.S. Eliot","[{\"question\":\"When and where was the address 'What Is a Classic?' delivered?\",\"answer\":\"The address was delivered before the Virgil Society on October 16, 1944.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the author of 'What Is a Classic?'\",\"answer\":\"The author is the renowned poet and literary critic T.S. Eliot.\"},{\"question\":\"When was this specific work first published?\",\"answer\":\"The work was first published by Faber \\u0026 Faber Limited in 1945.\"}]","What Is a Classic? - An Address by T.S. Eliot | PDF",1790692938,62]