T. S. Eliot

Murder in the Cathedral

School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval March 16, 1964)

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.

ISBN
080856336X / 9780808563365
Pages
96
Weight
7.5 oz.
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.3 in.

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