T.S. Elliot was likely the best read of any of his contemporaries. In his poetry, we often find an allusion to the works of other great writers. In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” he makes reference to Dante Shakespeare and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvel.
Prufrock, as the name implies, is an indecisive wimp, whereas Marvel in his seduction poem, has his eye on the prize, and makes no bones about it.
