J. Alfred Prufrock
J. Alfred Prufrock, fictional character, the indecisive middle-aged man in whose voice Anglo-American poet T.S. Eliot wrote the dramatic monologue βThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockβ (1917).
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Article Title:
J. Alfred Prufrock
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
15 February 2011
Access Date:
November 14, 2026