Professor Coghill was invited to prepare this annotated edition of Murder in the Cathedral by Eliot himself, and he approved his introduction. Coghill discusses Eliot's subject matter, and the play's importance in his oeuvre. Forty pages of notes elucidate textual difficulties, and include a valuable discussion of some wider issues. The references to the production of the play in the theatre are of great interest. There are three appendices on the historical context; on the metre of Everyman, which influenced the versification of Murder in the Cathedral; and on Tennyson's poetic drama Becket, which offers a striking contrast to Eliot's treatment of the subject.
- ISBN10 0571235573
- ISBN13 9780571235575
- Publish Date 4 February 2008 (first published December 1938)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Edition Country Special - Indian Study Edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English