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He and his wife read the 30 pages about thomas becket, and she urged him to write a play about thomas. A reckless beauty the beckets of romney marsh by kasey michaels and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Characters, thomas becket king henry ii king louis vii cardinal zambelli pope alexander iii bishop folliot brother john. Becket by anouilh, jean 31 editions first published in 1959 download daisy. I thought the text would be a little dense and difficult to get through, but anouilh s dialogue it. Appointing becket as archbishop was the kings greatest mistake, for becket finds his allegiance shifting from king and country to god and church. Anouilh studied law as a teenager and worked briefly in advertising. Mcintyre argues in his book the theatre of jean anouilh that the plays major theme is the tragic failure of a friendship. It is a dramatic film adaptation of the play becket or the honour of god by jean anouilh made by. Buy becket 95 edition 9781573225083 by jean anouilh for up to 90% off at. Services are fully optimized for all platforms ios, android and pc. By chance he laid his hands on a very old copy of the conquest of england by the normans by augustin thierry, an historian of the romantic school, says anouilh and happened upon the 30 or so pages that tell the. The celebrated play that draws from historical events in the norman conquest of england to create a profound portrait of a mans souland a transcendent vision of the human spirit from its powerful opening scene, of a naked king henry ii praying at the tomb of thomas becket, to the final wrenching act of ultimate selfsacrifice, jean anouilh s becket.
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