Murder In The Cathedral
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
In the cold stone halls of Canterbury Cathedral, a man of God prepares to meet his fate — and in doing so, transforms martyrdom into one of the most arresting dramas of the twentieth century. T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral chronicles the final days of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, as he confronts four tempters, four knights, and the unbearable weight of his own spiritual conviction, leading inexorably to his assassination at the hands of King Henry II's agents in 1170. Written in soaring verse that blends ancient Greek tragedy with the cadences of the Anglican liturgy, the play presents Becket's inner struggle not merely as history, but as a timeless meditation on faith, free will, and the cost of moral courage. Eliot constructs a drama of extraordinary formal and philosophical ambition, deploying a Greek-style Chorus of the Women of Canterbury to voice the anguish of ordinary souls caught in the tremors of great events. The play argues, with quiet but relentless power, that true martyrdom is not an act of defiance but of absolute surrender to the divine will — a distinction that haunts every scene. First performed in 1935 and hailed as a masterpiece of religious drama, Murder in the Cathedral stands as a cornerstone of modern English theatre, and its final question — whether any age can truly understand a saint — remains as urgently unanswered as ever.
Author: T. S. Eliot
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Faber and Faber
Genre: Plays
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
In the cold stone halls of Canterbury Cathedral, a man of God prepares to meet his fate — and in doing so, transforms martyrdom into one of the most arresting dramas of the twentieth century. T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral chronicles the final days of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, as he confronts four tempters, four knights, and the unbearable weight of his own spiritual conviction, leading inexorably to his assassination at the hands of King Henry II's agents in 1170. Written in soaring verse that blends ancient Greek tragedy with the cadences of the Anglican liturgy, the play presents Becket's inner struggle not merely as history, but as a timeless meditation on faith, free will, and the cost of moral courage. Eliot constructs a drama of extraordinary formal and philosophical ambition, deploying a Greek-style Chorus of the Women of Canterbury to voice the anguish of ordinary souls caught in the tremors of great events. The play argues, with quiet but relentless power, that true martyrdom is not an act of defiance but of absolute surrender to the divine will — a distinction that haunts every scene. First performed in 1935 and hailed as a masterpiece of religious drama, Murder in the Cathedral stands as a cornerstone of modern English theatre, and its final question — whether any age can truly understand a saint — remains as urgently unanswered as ever.