Plays by T. S. Eliot (Study Guide): Murder in the Cathedral, the Family Reunion, the Cocktail Party, the Elder Statesman

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Murder in the Cathedral, the Family Reunion, the Cocktail Party, the Elder Statesman, the Confidential Clerk, the Rock. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Family Reunion is a play by T. S. Eliot. Written mostly in blank verse, it incorporates elements from Greek drama and mid-twentieth-century detective plays to portray the hero's journey from guilt to redemption. The play was unsuccessful when first presented in 1939, and was later regarded as unsatisfactory by its author, but has been successfully revived since the 1940s. Some critics have thought aspects of the tormented hero reflect Eliot's own difficulties with his estrangement from his first wife. The play was first performed on 21 March 1939 at the Westminster Theatre, London, with Michael Redgrave as Harry, Helen...