Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral
Author: T. S. Eliot
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0547542607

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 it remains one of the great plays of the century. It takes as its subject matter the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, depicting the events that led to his assassination, in his own cathedral church, by the knights of Henry II in 1170. Like Greek drama, the play’s theme and form are rooted in religion, ritual purgation and renewal, and it was this return to the earliest sources of drama that brought poetry triumphantly back to the English stage at the time. "The theatre is enriched by this poetic play of grave beauty and momentous decision." —The New York Times

The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot

The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot
Author: T. S. Eliot
Publisher: HMH
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0544358457

The collected dramatic works of the Nobel Prize winner, from Murder in the Cathedral to The Elder Statesman. T. S. Eliot’s plays—Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion, The Cocktail Party (which won a Tony Award for its Broadway production), The Confidential Clerk, and The Elder Statesman—are brought together for the first time in this volume. They summarize the Nobel Prize winner’s achievements in restoring dramatic verse to the English and American stages, an effort of great significance both for the theater and for the development of Eliot’s art. Between 1935, when Murder in the Cathedral was first produced at the Canterbury Festival, and 1958, when The Elder Statesman opened at the Edinburgh Festival prior to engagements in London and New York, Eliot had given three other plays to the theater. His paramount concerns can be traced through all five works. They have been said to be closely related, marking stages in the development of a new and individual form of drama, in which the poet worked out his intention “to take a form of entertainment, and subject it to the process that would leave it a form of art.” What Mark Van Doren said, in reviewing Murder in the Cathedral, is true of all these plays: “Mr. Eliot adapts himself to the stage with dignity, simplicity, and skill.”

T.S. Eliot's Drama

T.S. Eliot's Drama
Author: Randy Malamud
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1992-03-30
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Though better known for his poetry, T. S. Eliot wrote seven important plays between 1926 and 1958, of which Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949) may be most produced. Posthumously, he won Tony Awards in 1983 for the musical adaptation of his poetry in the Broadway production of Cats. He was at the forefront of a mid-twentieth-century revival of the genre of verse drama and also wrote a considerable body of dramatic criticism. Notwithstanding the hundreds of critical sources annotated in this bibliography, the Eliot industry has neglected the plays in recent years, producing few important studies on par with those on the poetry. This new sourcebook surveys the entire dramaturgical and critical discourse surrounding Eliot's plays. A separate chapter for each play provides characters, synopsis, detailed production history, critical overview of both performance reviews and scholarly response, textual notes and influences, and publishing history. The comprehensive bibliography is divided into sections for primary works, including Eliot's plays and essays on drama plus interviews and archival materials, and secondary sources, including scholarly and review criticism in general and of single plays. Also featured are a chronology of major career events, an introductory analysis, and an appendix of additional performance adaptations. Two other appendixes offer chronological access to all secondary sources and succinct data on major productions and their credits. Fully cross-referenced and indexed, this exhaustive compendium makes information and resources immediately accessible to anyone doing research on Eliot or modern British and American drama.

T.s. Eliot The Dramatist

T.s. Eliot The Dramatist
Author: Subhas Sarkar
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2006
Genre: Verse drama, American
ISBN: 9788126905928

Widely Acclaimed By Eliot Critics Both At Home And Abroad, The Book Has Been Mentioned In Various Reference Books Of International Renown, Such As The Dictionary Of Literary Biography (Gale Research Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1982, Vol. 10, Part-I), The International Authors And Writers Who S Who (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, May 2000), A History Of Indian English Literature By M.K. Naik (Sahitya Akademi, 1982), Indian Journal Of American Studies (Vol. 18, No. 2, 1988), T.S. Eliot Centenary Number (American Studies Research Centre) And Various Other Books Of Reference.Professor Dame Helen Gardner From Oxford Wrote In 1974: I Have Read Your Book Now. It Seems To Me Well-Informed And Sensible And Sympathetic To Eliot S Aims While Recognizing His Defects As A Playwright. I Feel At Least Until The Letters Are Published, There Is Not A Great Deal More To Say. Dr. W.M. Merchant Of Exeter University Describes This Study As: Astonishing And Meticulous. Professor Amalendu Bose Says: The Present Work, Fruit Of Several Years Of Concentrated Study, Will Intensify The Eliot Admirer S Response As Much To The Poetry-Drama Relationship In The Master S Work As To The Variety And Beauty Of The Dramas Themselves. Professor K. Viswanatham Of Andhra University Wrote In 1973: I Am Sure Every Student Of Eliot Drama Will Look Into Your Book. It Is Scrupulously, Compellingly Documented.

The Plays of T.S. Eliot

The Plays of T.S. Eliot
Author: Shubha Tiwari
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9788126906499

An Established Literary Giant Of All Times, T.S. Eliot Has Attracted Immense Amount Of Critical Attention. This Book Discusses The Plays Of T.S. Eliot In General And The Role Of Chorus In Them In Particular. The Plays Discussed Herein Include Sweeney Agonistes, The Rock, Murder In The Cathedral, The Family Reunion, The Cocktail Party, The Confidential Clerk And The Elder Statesman. Each Play Has Been Taken Separately And Its Salient Features And The Role Of Chorus In It Have Been Methodically Studied. Written In Lucid Language And With A Straightforward Approach, The Book Is Expected To Be Of Special Value To Students And Researchers Of English Literature And To Particularly Those Interested In T.S. Eliot.

Complete Poems and Plays

Complete Poems and Plays
Author: Thomas Stearns Eliot
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1971
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780151211852

This omnibus collection includes all of the author's early poetry as well as the Four Quartets, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and the plays Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion, and The Cocktail Party.

Poetry and Drama

Poetry and Drama
Author: Professor T S Eliot
Publisher: Andesite Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-08-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781296535414

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