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The Cocktail Party

Pages
204
Published
1950
Language
English

Synopsis

T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" is a modern verse play centered around a psychiatrist who becomes the catalyst for a group of characters searching for meaning. This drawing-room comedy features Eliot's characteristic blend of sharp observation and poetic language, offering a unique exploration of human relationships and existential questions.

About the author

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T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot was an American poet, playwright, and literary critic, arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.[3] His first notable publication, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, begun in February 1910 and published in Chicago in June 1915, is regarded as a masterpiece of the modernist movement.[4] It was followed by some of the best-known poems in the English language, including Gerontion (1920), The Waste Land (1922), The Hollow Men (1925), Ash Wednesday...

Characters

All characters in The Cocktail Party

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this play based on any classical literature?

    The narrative structure and thematic core of the play are based on the ancient Greek drama Alcestis by Euripides.

  • Did this play receive any major awards?

    The Broadway production of this work received the 1950 Tony Award for Best Play.