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by: T. S. Eliot
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 822
EAN: 9780156301572
ISBN: 0156301571
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 132
Publication Date: March 18, 1964
Publisher: Harvest Books
Sales Rank: 256105
Studio: Harvest Books
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A modern verse play dealing with the problem of man’s guilt and his need for expiation through his acceptance of responsibility for the sin of humanity. “What poets and playwrights have been fumbling at in their desire to put poetry into drama and drama into poetry has here been realized.... This is the finest verse play since the Elizabethans” (New York Times).
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Rating:  - Brilliant writing, problematic drama
T. S. Eliot's second play is loosely based on Aeschylus' "Eumenides," though set in modern times. The integration of classical elements is only partly successful: the Greek chorus of meddlesome relatives is oddly effective, but the several appearances of the Furies are forced and strange (as Eliot himself came to conclude). Furthermore, the play is awfully talky -- lots of setup without much payoff in dramatic action.
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Rating:  - Excellent! A must-read for the fans and the critics alike.
T. S. Eliot masters the craft of play-writing, and his verse adds to this powerful and imaginative tragedy. He manages to keep his many characters separate and portray every one of them with acute individuality. Reading this book leaves the reader without any doubts as to why Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize.
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