T. S. Eliot's dramatic theory and practice : from Sweeney Agonistes to the elder statesman / by Carol H. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Carol H., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Drama.

Verse drama, American--History and criticism.

Verse drama, American.

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Dramatic works.

Eliot, T. S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 251 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1967.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Although there have been innumerable studies of T. S. Eliot, this is the first to examine closely the changes in his dramatic practice and to relate them to his artistic and intellectual development. Professor Smith finds Eliot's dramatic theory rooted in his conception of the need for order in religion and art; she traces this concept as it evolved from the overtly religious The Rock and Murder in the Cathedral through such symbolic drawing-room plays as The Family Reunion, The Cocktail Party, and The Confidential Clerk, to Eliot's latest study of human and divine love in The Elder Statesman. Carol H. Smith explores Eliot's interest in the jazz rhythms of the English music hall, in the mythical method of Yeats and Joyce, and in the work of the Cambridge School of Classical Anthropology. Originally published in 1963.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Chapter I. The Pursuit of Order

Chapter II. Sweeney Agonistes

Chapter III. The Rock and Murder in The Cathedral

Chapter IV. The Family Reunion

Chapter V. The Cocktail Party

Chapter VI. The Confidential Clerk

Chapter VII. The Elder Statesman

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691649627

0691649626

9780691061283

0691061289

9781400879403

140087940X

OCLC:

966791067