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 self-sacrifice, Jean Anouilh’s Becket remains a towering achievement in the history of the theatre. Winner of the Antoinette Perry Award for Best Play of the Season, Anouilh’s monumental work—introduced in this edition by the acclaimed writer and critic Andre Aciman—draws Pages: Anouilh's classic historical tale of conflict between church and state, in a major new translation by Frederic and Stephen Raphael. In Becket, Anouilh presents the history of England under Henry II as if it was France under German occupation. As Henry's long-time political playmate, Thomas's elevation to Archbishop of Canterbury forces him to. In the Introduction, the author, Jean Anouilh, writes: “I am not a serious man, I wrote ‘Becket’ by chance.” 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 story of bltadwin.ru by: 4.
Jean Anouilh's Becket; ou l'honneur de Dieu (Becket; or the Honor of God) tells the troubled story of the relationship between Thomas à Becket and Henry Plantagenet, known to history as King Henry II of England. This relationship begins as friendship and ends with the murder of Becket by Henry's henchmen at the Cathedral of Canterbury. Overview. Becket or The Honor of God is a play by the French dramatist Jean Anouilh. It portrays a fictionalized version of the conflict that took place between King Henry II of England and the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in the 12th century. The English translation of the play premiered on Broadway in to great acclaim and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Flashback Anouilh chooses to construct Becket through a device known as ''flashback.'' That is, the opening scene chronologically takes place after the entire action of the rest of the.
BECKET by Jean Anouilh THE AUTHOR Jean Anouilh () was born near Bordeaux, France, the son of a tailor and a violinist. He showed an interest in writing at an early age, writing plays while still in his teens. He studied law briefly, then found work as a writer of advertising copy. At age 21 he married actress Monelle. Jean Anouilh's "Becket" is a captivating play about duty and honor, friendship and faith, and the abuse of power. I thought the text would be a little dense and difficult to get through, but Anouilh's dialogue it witty and so engaging. A really great script that raises fascinating questions. Becket, Or, The Honour Of God: A Play In Four Acts (Paperback) Published by Samuel French. Acting, Paperback, 89 pages. Author (s): Jean Anouilh, Lucienne Hill (Translator) ISBN: X (ISBN ) Edition language.
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