Murder in the Cathedral: A Dramatization of the Murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury
by Eliot, T. S. [Thomas Stearns]
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- Hardcover
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Synopsis
T. S. Eliot's verse dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature The Archbishop Thomas Becket speaks fatal words before he is martyred in T. S. Eliot's best-known drama, based on the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Praised for its poetically masterful handling of issues of faith, politics, and the common good, T. S. Eliot's play bolstered his reputation as the most significant poet of his time.
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- Bookseller
- Idler Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022943
- Title
- Murder in the Cathedral: A Dramatization of the Murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury
- Author
- Eliot, T. S. [Thomas Stearns]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, Literature, Plays, Historical Drama, Thomas Becket, Canterbury.
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