num_pages: 167
description: A modern verse play about the search for meaning, in which a psychiatrist is the catalyst for the action. â€œAn authentic modern masterpieceâ€ (New York Post). â€œEliot really does portray real-seeming characters. He cuts down his poetic effects to the minimum, and then finally rewards us with most beautiful poetryâ€ (Stephen Spender).
language: English
title: The Cocktail Party
titlecomplete: The Cocktail Party
genres: American, Theatre, Nobel Prize, Classics, Drama, Plays, Fiction, Literature, Poetry, 20th Century
ratings_count: 2413
awards: awardedAt: -631123200000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best Foreign Play
publisher: FABER