Dead Poets Society

Where did the name Dead Poet's Society come from?

where did the name dead poets society come from?

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The name of the society is derived from Thoreau, who invoked the phrase, "The Dead Poet's Society". The boys met in the cave because that is where Keating, who was a member of the society during his own years at the academy, met.

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