The Elder Statesman (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: T. S. Eliot
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Ghost
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Setting: London, England, and Badgley Court, a nursing home
- Genres: Drama, Verse drama
- Subjects: 1950’s, Authors or writers, Writing, England or English people, Drama or dramatists, Statesmen
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Lord Claverton, formerly Richard Ferry, the “elder statesman” who occupies the center of this drama. He has spent his life climbing the social ladder, first through marriage to Lady Claverton, whose name he adopted, and then through politics and public service. Unfortunately, this climbing has led him to discard or step on people as he has found necessary and has resulted in his becoming a hollow man. As a young man, he ran over a corpse with his car and never faced the police to clear himself. He also had a brief affair with Maisie Batterson, whom he...
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