T.S. Eliot
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| Original Title: | Murder in the Cathedral |
| ISBN: | 0156632772 (ISBN13: 9780156632775) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Thomas Becket, Henry II of England |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
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T. S. Eliot's verse dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe 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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| Title | : | Murder in the Cathedral |
| Author | : | T.S. Eliot |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 148 pages |
| Published | : | March 18th 1964 by Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich/Harvest (first published 1936) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Poetry. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 7545 Users | 390 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books Murder in the Cathedral
The spiritual barrenness of the modern age subsists in T. S. Eliot's verse drama, Murder in the Cathedral. The play is based on the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. After seven years of absence, Becket returns to England and becomes a martyr. Peace is brought unto the people.The Christian idea of peace and martyrdom are the gyre of the play. Eliot was commissioned to write Murder in the Cathedral for the Canterbury Festival in 1935. The religious limbo of the modern ageWonderful writing. Deals with the thoughts of Thomas Becket before he is confronted with his royal assassins. I don't have the slightest idea how this could ever be performed as a play however. The lines are too personal, too absorbed in the folds of their own meaning to be neatly expressed to a large group of festival onlookers (the original design of the work). Eliot's writing is weighty as per usual and does not lose its touch from being written into theater. The strangest part of this entire
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Finished a re-read, after first reading Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, by John Guy, and watching the movie, Becket , starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton (1964).I got a lot more out of Part I and the Interlude, 2nd time thru. Not much more out of Part II, tho. I read this book because of a recent read of The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. The two books together, and the movie, have made me interested to learn more, particularly about Eleanor of Aquitaine. ------------------
Uma peça de teatro poética sobre o assassinato, no dia 29 de dezembro de 1170, de São Thomas Becket, Arcebispo de Cantuária. Um horror... de chato; para mim, claro, pois numa espreitadela rápida nas reviews vi muitas com cinco estrelas.
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A fabulous verse-drama about the martyrdom of Thomas Becket. Most of the action is in Thomas's head, as he rejects the easy solutions presented by his Tempters, and decides to stick to the course which inevitably leads to his death. My favorite lines are the following: The last temptation is the greatest treasonTo do the right deed for the wrong reason It sounds convincing, but I've never been able to decide if I agree. Given how uncertain people generally are about their motives, isn't what you
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