Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague - Couverture souple

Capek, Karel

 
9780413771902: Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0413771903 ISBN 13 : 9780413771902
Editeur : Methuen Drama, 1999

Synopsis

"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller)



This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea Çapek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.


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À propos de l?auteur

There was no writer like him... He made it possible to actually invent worlds, and with laughter into the bargain. This prophetic assurance was mixed with a brand-new surrealistic humour, and it was honed to hard-edged social satire, still a unique combination'. - Arthur Miller. Karel Capek (1890-1938) was one of the most original Czech writers of the 1920s and 30s, whose works were the inspiration for much of the science fiction of Europe and America. Endlessly inventive and extraordinarily prescient, full of humour and wit, his plays explore and defend man's humanity. He is known for <I>RUR </I>where the robot - an idea Capek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; <I>The Insect play</I>, a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; <I>The Makropulos Case</I>, which examines human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan and <I>The White Plague</I>, a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.

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Éditeur
Methuen Drama
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0413771903
ISBN 13 
9780413771902
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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