{"product_id":"murder-in-the-cathedral-t-s-eliot-9780156632775","title":"Murder in the Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. S. Eliot's most famous \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edrama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, a retelling of the murder of the archbishop of Canterbury\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder in the Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The theatre is enriched by this poetic play of grave beauty and momentous decision.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. S. Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156632772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156632775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76258 \/ Murder in the Cathedral\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T. S. Eliot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049589797119,"sku":"9780156632775","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_554e7c00-bc50-427a-8cfd-ac58434fe20b.jpg?v=1685002383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-in-the-cathedral-t-s-eliot-9780156632775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}