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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... writing from the publishers . No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author . This ...
... writing from the publishers . No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author . This ...
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... Writers ' Conference in Paris . Brecht is stripped of his German citizenship by the Nazis . Visits New York to look in on a production of The Mother which does not meet with his approval . Negotiates American edition of The Threepenny ...
... Writers ' Conference in Paris . Brecht is stripped of his German citizenship by the Nazis . Visits New York to look in on a production of The Mother which does not meet with his approval . Negotiates American edition of The Threepenny ...
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... writers ' association . On 17 June there are strikes and demonstrations protesting about working conditions in the German Democratic Republic . Brecht angry that a doctored version of a letter he wrote is published , making it seem that ...
... writers ' association . On 17 June there are strikes and demonstrations protesting about working conditions in the German Democratic Republic . Brecht angry that a doctored version of a letter he wrote is published , making it seem that ...
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... writing and ideas take us in a rather different direction , he transformed the modern scene . Beckett created a literature of stark and existential claims , which confronted the awful realities of the world in hard - edged and yet ...
... writing and ideas take us in a rather different direction , he transformed the modern scene . Beckett created a literature of stark and existential claims , which confronted the awful realities of the world in hard - edged and yet ...
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... writer , which he practised in careful exercises and experiments in form . At the same time he had an irrepressibly rebellious streak , expressed in his first full - length play Baal and in numerous other sketches , songs and poems ...
... writer , which he practised in careful exercises and experiments in form . At the same time he had an irrepressibly rebellious streak , expressed in his first full - length play Baal and in numerous other sketches , songs and poems ...
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Further Reading | lxxiii |
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN | 1 |
Notes | 111 |
Questions for Further Study | 128 |
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