English Language · English Literature

Assertion (A): In T. S. Eliot's essay 'Tradition and the Individual Talent', Eliot argues that a poet's originality lies not in rejecting the past but in developing a historical sense that integrates the entire tradition of European literature. Reason (R): Eliot maintains that every new literary work modifies the existing literary tradition, and the tradition itself is continually re-evaluated in light of new works.