
T. S. Eliot's most famous drama, a retelling of the murder of the archbishop of Canterbury Murder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival in 1935, was one of T. S. Eliot's first dramatic achievements, and...






Murder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival in 1935, was one of T. S. Eliot's first dramatic achievements. It remains one of the great plays of the century. Like Greek drama, its theme and form are rooted in religion and ritual purgation and renewal, and...




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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...


