num_pages: 318
description: The construction and deconstruction of Becket's reputation is central to this provocative new study. The cult of Becket has remained it was the centerpiece of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and in our own time it has carried powerful enough resonance to generate interpretations from T.S. Eliot, Jean Anouilh, and indeed Hollywood. This book investigates whether the popular conception of Becket through the ages is a result of valid assessments of the man and his cause, or a product of a carefully constructed myth, and how far can one correct for the bias and reach the truth.
language: English
title: Thomas Becket: A Textual History of His Letters
titlecomplete: Thomas Becket: A Textual History of His Letters
publisher: Oxford University Press