The Elder Statesman
Ts. Eliot
The Elder Statesman
by Thomas Stearns Eliot
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Readers appreciate the themes of redemption and reflection in Eliot's final play. Many find the characters relatable and the exploration of past choices particularly engaging. Some note the play's simplicity and its poignant dialogue, while others feel it lacks the depth of Eliot's earlier works.
Engaging themes of redemptionRelatable charactersPoignant dialogueSimplicity can feel lackingNot as dynamic as earlier works
Synopsis
T. S. Eliot's last play, drafted originally in 1955 but not completed until three years later.
Lord Claverton, an eminent former cabinet minister and banker, is helped to confront his past by the love of his daughter, his Antigone
The dialogue in The Elder Statesman, the love scenes in particular, contain some of Eliot's most tender and expressive writing for the theatre.
The play was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1958.
Publication
PublisherFaber & Faber
Year1981
BindingPaperback
Pages70
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780571102747
ISBN-100571102743
The Elder Statesman is a British play written by Thomas Stearns Eliot and published by Faber & Faber (1981).
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