Description
Eliot's haunting verse play, set in a country house in the north of England, was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London in March 1939, six months before the outbreak of war.
'What is wonderful is the marvellous opening out of consciousness, the flowering of meaning, which makes the play an account of a spiritual experience. There are passages of great poetic beauty, and statements which are the fruits of a lifetime devoted to poetry.' Listener
The Family Reunion is a T. S. Eliot play in verse, here with an introduction and notes by Nevill Coghill. 'There are passages of great poetic beauty, and statements which are the fruits of a lifetime devoted to poetry.' The Listener
About the Author
Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571054459
Author T. S. Eliot
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 145g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 127mm * 10mm
