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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... gives performances of Mother Courage and Kleist's The Broken Pitcher . Productions greeted with great acclaim at the Paris Théâtre des Nations festival . Brecht awarded Stalin Peace Prize . 1955 Travels to Moscow to receive Stalin Peace ...
... gives performances of Mother Courage and Kleist's The Broken Pitcher . Productions greeted with great acclaim at the Paris Théâtre des Nations festival . Brecht awarded Stalin Peace Prize . 1955 Travels to Moscow to receive Stalin Peace ...
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... gives short measure . At last Shen Teh , the prostitute who cannot say no , agrees . It seems they have found a good ... give her some money . Scene 1 With the money Shen Teh buys herself a small tobacco shop , but before she has sold ...
... gives short measure . At last Shen Teh , the prostitute who cannot say no , agrees . It seems they have found a good ... give her some money . Scene 1 With the money Shen Teh buys herself a small tobacco shop , but before she has sold ...
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... gives her the old couple's money . Her ' cousin ' will have to help again to sort things out . Interlude Shen Teh sings the ' Song of the Defencelessness of the Good and the Gods ' as she changes into Shui Ta's outfit and dons his mask ...
... gives her the old couple's money . Her ' cousin ' will have to help again to sort things out . Interlude Shen Teh sings the ' Song of the Defencelessness of the Good and the Gods ' as she changes into Shui Ta's outfit and dons his mask ...
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... gives her a blank cheque . She is pregnant and determined to defend her child in the face of the evil world . Turning back into Shui Ta , she decides to cash the cheque . She appropriates the tobacco that the family of eight had left ...
... gives her a blank cheque . She is pregnant and determined to defend her child in the face of the evil world . Turning back into Shui Ta , she decides to cash the cheque . She appropriates the tobacco that the family of eight had left ...
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... point of view , it gives us more tools by which to analyse our own assumptions and the forces which structure our present worlds . More than all of that , — the study of history and of its relationship with Commentary.
... point of view , it gives us more tools by which to analyse our own assumptions and the forces which structure our present worlds . More than all of that , — the study of history and of its relationship with Commentary.
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Further Reading | lxxiii |
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN | 1 |
Notes | 111 |
Questions for Further Study | 128 |
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