num_pages: 94
description: T. S. Eliot's verse dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe 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.
language: English
title: Murder in the Cathedral
titlecomplete: Murder in the Cathedral
characters: Thomas Becket, Henry II of England
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Plays, Religion, Fiction, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 10748
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Penguin