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This book is based on the translation of the poems in "The Complete Poems and Dramas of T. S. Eliot" published by Faber & Faber in 2004. It includes most of Eliot's poems including "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets". The translator is Zhang Chiheng, an English literary translator. Eliot was a particularly influential poet in the English poetry world of the 20th century. Looking at the history of modern and contemporary Chinese poetry, many poets have said that they were deeply influenced by Eliot. For example, Xu Zhimo imitated Eliot's poetic style in writing "Western Window". In addition, Bian Zhilin, Xia Jian, Mu Dan and others were also deeply influenced by it. "From Xu Zhimo and Sun Dayu to today's literary youth, generations of people have read Eliot's masterpieces "The Waste Land" and "Prufrock's Love Song", which constitute unforgettable memories of Chinese literature." Eliot's poems reveal the absurdity and disorder of the times and the world through unbridled imagination, dazzling images and jumping rhythms; they remain timeless and will always be a bright star in the world of poetry.