Becket or The Honour of God
by Anouilh, Jean (tr. Lucienne Hill)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping and staining); brown clothbound boards, silver spine titling bright; t
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, 1961. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping and staining); brown clothbound boards, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, unmarked pages, with a little foxing on endpapers. . 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). First published in France in 1959, this was quickly translated into English. When the Archbishop of Canterbury died, Henry II forced his companion and political lieutenant, Thomas Becket to take his place. Becket told his King: 'If I become archbishop, I shall cease to be your friend.' Becekt, who with Henry had fought the church for the good of the State, now felt responsible for the honour of God. Conflict was inevitable and was followed, just as inevitably, by murder and remorse. Thus there are of course similarities with Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132046
- Title
- Becket or The Honour of God
- Author
- Anouilh, Jean (tr. Lucienne Hill)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping and staining); brown clothbound boards, silver spine titling bright; t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 116
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, drama, translation, Anouilh, Hill,
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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