"tradition and the individual talent" (1919) is an essayessay
The essay is a genre in literature developed by montaigne, himself inspired by seneca and plutarch, as well as francis bacon.
david solway says that writing an essay is a r... by t.s. eliott.s. eliot
dante and shakespeare divide the world between them. there is no third.
thomas stearns eliot (1888-1965) was a writer of poems, plays, and literary critic. he was born in st. l... about literary tradition (accessed here).