The Good Person Of SzechwanBloomsbury Publishing, 17.11.2016 - 224 Seiten 'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening Standard Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tabacco shop but finds it is impossible to survive as a good person in a corrupt world without the support of her ruthless alter ego Shui Ta. Brecht's parable of good and evil was first performed in 1943 and remains one of his most popular and frequently produced plays worldwide. This Student Edition features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature. |
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... audience . Finally settles in Berlin . Is taken on as dramaturg ( literary adviser ) at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater . Helene Weigel bears him a son , Stefan . Meets Elisabeth Hauptmann who becomes his constant collaborator . 1925 ...
... audience . Finally settles in Berlin . Is taken on as dramaturg ( literary adviser ) at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater . Helene Weigel bears him a son , Stefan . Meets Elisabeth Hauptmann who becomes his constant collaborator . 1925 ...
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... audience . The first performance of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny , an opera with words by Brecht and music by Kurt Weill , causes a riot as the Nazis voice their criticism at Leipzig . In his notes on the opera , Brecht ...
... audience . The first performance of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny , an opera with words by Brecht and music by Kurt Weill , causes a riot as the Nazis voice their criticism at Leipzig . In his notes on the opera , Brecht ...
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... audience that the old couple need their money back and reflects ruefully on her situation . Scene 6 The wedding party is assembled , but Sun refuses to go ahead without Shui Ta , who is supposed to be bringing him the rest of the money ...
... audience that the old couple need their money back and reflects ruefully on her situation . Scene 6 The wedding party is assembled , but Sun refuses to go ahead without Shui Ta , who is supposed to be bringing him the rest of the money ...
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... her situation . Epilogue A player appears before the curtain , apologises for the unsatisfactory ending , and exhorts the audience to find a better one . Commentary Bertolt Brecht is a giant in twentieth - century Plot xix.
... her situation . Epilogue A player appears before the curtain , apologises for the unsatisfactory ending , and exhorts the audience to find a better one . Commentary Bertolt Brecht is a giant in twentieth - century Plot xix.
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... audience to get involved in seeking out the answers to those big questions . Brecht's life Brecht's life coincided with the violence and turbulence of both the First and Second World Wars , and stretched from the last years of the ...
... audience to get involved in seeking out the answers to those big questions . Brecht's life Brecht's life coincided with the violence and turbulence of both the First and Second World Wars , and stretched from the last years of the ...
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Further Reading | lxxiii |
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN | 1 |
Notes | 111 |
Questions for Further Study | 128 |
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