Murder in the Cathedral
by T. S. Eliot
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Author: T. S. EliotEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1964-03-18
ISBN: 0156632772
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Harvest Books
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Book Review: Maybe not T.S, Eliot at his best?
Summary: 3 Stars
A more famous version and maybe better is Becket.
A verse play that fails by me...
I think what I miss by comparison is Henry II in this play.
The point in terms of history is that the power of the church
in English history will decline from here.
Henry II may have been in the wrong, but he never really
gave the command for his friend's death as history seems to have it("Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?").
The Medieval Church was at times as powerful as kings.
An Archbishop was second only to the Pope in that power
over the churches: he was literally a prince of God on earth.
So the crime of killing such an one was not a light one.
Was Thomas Becket a martyr?
Summary of Murder in the Cathedral
A dramatization in verse of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. "The theatre as well as the church is enriched by this poetic play of grave beauty and momentous decision" (New York Times). "Within its limits the play is a masterpiece.... Mr. Eliot has written no better poem than this and none which seems simpler" (Mark Van Doren, The Nation).General Books
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