Mord im Dom
by T. S. Eliot
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Mord im Dom, englischer Originaltitel Murder in the Cathedral, ist ein 1935 uraufgeführtes Versdrama von T. S. Eliot. Es hat die letzten Tage des Erzbischofs von Canterbury Thomas Becket vom 2. Dezember 1170 bis zu seiner Ermordung durch Ritter Heinrichs II. von England am 29. Dezember 1170 zum Thema.
Das Stück wurde 1935 beim Canterbury Festival unter der Regie von E. Martin Browne mit Robert Speaight in der Rolle des Becket uraufgeführt und 1951 von George Hoellering verfilmt. Zur deutschsprachigen Erstaufführung – Übersetzung von Rudolf Alexander Schröder – kam es am 20. Januar 1939 in Basel. Die Erstaufführung in Deutschland fand am 18. Oktober 1947 gleichzeitig an den Städtischen Bühnen Köln unter der Regie von Karl Pempelfort und am Stadttheater Göttingen unter der Regie von Hans Dietrich Keuter statt.
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Drama, Canterbury Cathedral, Christian martyrs, Christian saints, History, Murder victims, Drama texts: from c 1900 -, Plays, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Aliens, Bilingualism, Educational tests and measurements, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, American literature, Medieval Civilization, Murder, Immigrants, Psychological testsPeople
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Henry II, 1154-1189Showing 8 featured editions. View all 98 editions?
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Verse translation of: Murder in the cathedral.
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A dramatization in free verse and with features derived from ancient and medieval theatre of the killing of Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury under King Henry II. Eliot used the device of a chorus, an ancient Greek invention, to express certain concerns and observations, and the killers take their turn to justify their action. When I read this play as a grammar school student in England, I was struck by the way the violence echoed the rise of fascism in Europe when the play was being written. My English master was somewhat mocking in class regarding my views, but later as a college student I read Eliot's own words confirming my experience.
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