The Elder Statesman: a play

Eliot, T. S.

£40.00

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 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.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
Publisher City
London
Year
1959
Edition
1st
Format
h/b
Author
Eliot, T. S.
SKU
IYC24077
Categories
Condition
Near fine, 1st edition with good unclipped d/j in protective sleeve, pages bright and crisp, tightly bound.
Size
8vo (230 x 150 / 9" x 6")
Page Count
109
ISBN