早在1933年,在《诗歌与评论的用途》一文中,艾略特就说过,戏剧是诗的理想媒介。1936年他的《大教堂里的谋杀》剧本取得了一定的成功之后,于一次无线电讲话中,他是一步总结说:诗歌是戏剧文学天然和完美的媒介。这次讲话表明艾略特认为把 As early as 1933, Elliott said in his article “The Use of Poetry and Criticism,” drama is the ideal medium for poetry. After a series of successful successes in his “Murder in the Cathedral” in 1936, in a radio speech, he summed up: "Poetry is the natural and perfect medium of drama literature. This speech shows that Elliot believes it