num_pages: 80
description: A dramatization in verse of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. “The theatre as well as the church is enriched by this poetic play of grave beauty and momentous decision” (New York Times). “Within its limits the play is a masterpiece.... Mr. Eliot has written no better poem than this and none which seems simpler” (Mark Van Doren, The Nation).
language: English
title: York Notes on Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
titlecomplete: York Notes on Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
genres: Nonfiction, Reference
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Pearson York Notes