TS Eliot的长诗《荒原》问世于1922年被视作20世纪西方诗歌的划时代之作。而作为贯穿整个20世纪的哲学思潮存在主义对文学的影响不可小觑。《荒原》与存在主义诞生于同一时代作者在诗中着眼于现代人信仰崩塌过后的精神空虚通过对死亡、时间、荒诞等哲学概念的探讨为精神世界的重建寻求可能而这正与存在主义的主要观点相契合。因此《荒原》可以看作是艾略特探索存在主义的一大尝试。本论文旨在从向死而生、时间性、荒

T.S. Eliot's epic poem "The Waste Land" was published in 1922 and is considered a seminal work of 20th-century Western poetry. As a philosophical movement that permeated the entire 20th century, the influence of existentialism on literature cannot be underestimated. "The Waste Land" and existentialism emerged during the same period, with the author focusing on the spiritual emptiness that followed the collapse of modern beliefs. Through exploration of philosophical concepts such as death, time, and absurdity, Eliot sought to rebuild the spiritual world, which aligns with the main tenets of existentialism. Therefore, "The Waste Land" can be seen as Eliot's attempt to explore existentialism in depth.

This paper aims to analyze "The Waste Land" from the core philosophical ideas of existentialism, such as "being-towards-death," temporality, and absurdity, to explore the philosophical value and profound significance contained within the poem, and to uncover its influence on later philosophical thought and its ability to inspire deep thought in readers