Murder in the Cathedral
by Eliot, T. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nearly fine with good unclipped d/j (torn spine), fading on ffep, tight binding and crisp pagesProvenance: BBC Political journal
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1947. 3rd. hardback. Nearly fine with good unclipped d/j (torn spine), fading on ffep, tight binding and crisp pagesProvenance: BBC Political journalist Peter Hardiman Scott (plate on ffep). 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Eliot's brilliant dramatisation of the killing of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury CathedralProvenance: BBC Political journalist Peter Hardiman Scott (plate on ffep)
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC18977
- Title
- Murder in the Cathedral
- Author
- Eliot, T. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly fine with good unclipped d/j (torn spine), fading on ffep, tight binding and crisp pagesProvenance: BBC Political journal
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 88
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, Nobel, TSEliot
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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