The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Couverture souple

Brecht, Bertolt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0413544508 ISBN 13 : 9780413544506

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 1984

Synopsis

"The "Caucasian Chalk Circle" This edition of Brecht's classic parable play contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child; thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. Written in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically-charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre.This volume contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0413544508
• ISBN 13: 9780413544506
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Éditeur: Rorrison Hugh