MURDER in the Cathedral by T.S. ELIOT (w/Jacket!) 1935
MURDER in the Cathedral: A dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. T. S. Eliot, Harcourt, Brace And Co., 1935.
Drama / A Verse Play
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.
Secure binding with clean pages. The jacket has some edge rub marks, mild soil and a few small tears/creases. About 8-3/4 x 5-3/4 with 86 pages.