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Title: Becket or the Honor of God by Jean Anouilh, Lucienne Hill, Andre Aciman ISBN: 1-57322-508-8 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Play to Read, Fantastic Film to Watch
Comment: This is one of my favorite plays. While Anouilh made Becket a Saxon (historians say he was in fact, a Norman), and that a decade's time is compressed to make a two plus hour play or movie, the fact is that "Becket" is a fast moving, epic saga which dramatizes one of the most heartbreaking episodes in English history.
Ignore the negative reviews here. I highly suggest you go see the play if you're lucky enough, or rent the movie with two superb performances from Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.
One last note. While plays tend to suffer when just being read and not performed, "Becket" is a glad exception. It's superbly written and it goes by briskly.
Rating: 2
Summary: I wouldn't read it again
Comment: There was something about this book that I just didn't like. Even though its a true story, it seemed a little exaggerated, especially in regard to the king.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful psychological study
Comment: I don't know what the English translation is like, but the book was great in the original French. Anouilh does a wonderful job with the psychology of his characters. It's not for historical purists, though, because there are several historical inaccuracies. (For example, Thomas was not a Saxon; this is a persistant legend but he was actually a Norman. Also, his personality was somewhat different in real life.) This play served as the basis for the 1964 movie Becket.
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Title: The Lion in Winter by James Goldman ISBN: 0140481745 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: March, 1983 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Beowulf and Related Readings ISBN: 039590109X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.60 |
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Title: Encountering Jesus in the New Testament by Michael Pennock ISBN: 0877939446 Publisher: Ave Maria Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot ISBN: 0156632772 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 18 March, 1964 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare ISBN: 0671722719 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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