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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... poems and essays to student newspaper . 1914 Begins to write poems , stories , reviews and essays for the literary supplement of a local newspaper . Outbreak of First World War . 1915 Caspar Neher volunteers for military service ...
... poems and essays to student newspaper . 1914 Begins to write poems , stories , reviews and essays for the literary supplement of a local newspaper . Outbreak of First World War . 1915 Caspar Neher volunteers for military service ...
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... poems , visits Marianne Zoff and Hanne . Congratulates G.B. Shaw on his seventieth birthday , commending his ' keen intelligence and fearless eloquence ' . Completes manuscript of Man equals Man which he presents to Elisabeth Hauptmann ...
... poems , visits Marianne Zoff and Hanne . Congratulates G.B. Shaw on his seventieth birthday , commending his ' keen intelligence and fearless eloquence ' . Completes manuscript of Man equals Man which he presents to Elisabeth Hauptmann ...
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... poems . Helene Weigel and children in Vienna and Zurich . 1935 Visits Moscow , talks to Soviet dramatist Sergei Tretiakov about the ' alienation effect ' . Attends International Writers ' Conference in Paris . Brecht is stripped of his ...
... poems . Helene Weigel and children in Vienna and Zurich . 1935 Visits Moscow , talks to Soviet dramatist Sergei Tretiakov about the ' alienation effect ' . Attends International Writers ' Conference in Paris . Brecht is stripped of his ...
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... poem ' Spring 1938 ' : In the willows by the sound These spring nights the screech - owl often calls . According to ... Poems 1913–1956 , Methuen , p . 304 ) Fear and Misery in the Third Reich premiered in Paris . Writes Life of Galileo ...
... poem ' Spring 1938 ' : In the willows by the sound These spring nights the screech - owl often calls . According to ... Poems 1913–1956 , Methuen , p . 304 ) Fear and Misery in the Third Reich premiered in Paris . Writes Life of Galileo ...
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... Poems 1913-1956 , p . 364 ) Arrives in Los Angeles in July , settles in Santa Monica . Makes contact with other European exiles , e.g. Heinrich Mann , Lion Feuchtwanger and Fritz Lang , and also with Americans such as Orson Welles and ...
... Poems 1913-1956 , p . 364 ) Arrives in Los Angeles in July , settles in Santa Monica . Makes contact with other European exiles , e.g. Heinrich Mann , Lion Feuchtwanger and Fritz Lang , and also with Americans such as Orson Welles and ...
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Further Reading | lxxiii |
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN | 1 |
Notes | 111 |
Questions for Further Study | 128 |
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