Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

by T. S. Eliot
Publisher: Harcourt
Trade Paperback, 88 pages
Price: $9.99

Historical Setting: England, 1170 A.D.

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 expanded his reputation as the most significant poet of his time.

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