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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... dramatic adviser to the Kammerspiele in Munich – had adapted. Brecht was already using certain devices (plot summaries before scenes, white face makeup to indicate fear) to induce critical detachment in actors and audience. Finally ...
... dramatic adviser to the Kammerspiele in Munich – had adapted. Brecht was already using certain devices (plot summaries before scenes, white face makeup to indicate fear) to induce critical detachment in actors and audience. Finally ...
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... dramatic (or Aristotelian) and the new epic (or nonAristotelian) theatre at which he is aiming. The Lehrstücke, He Said Yes/He Said No – two 'school operas' by Brecht and Weill – staged by schoolboys and an amateur orchestra in Berlin ...
... dramatic (or Aristotelian) and the new epic (or nonAristotelian) theatre at which he is aiming. The Lehrstücke, He Said Yes/He Said No – two 'school operas' by Brecht and Weill – staged by schoolboys and an amateur orchestra in Berlin ...
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... dramatic works, the famous operas, Mahagonny and The Threepenny Opera, and the Lehrstücke (learning plays), collaborating with Kurt Weill and then, hugely productively, Hanns Eisler. The Threepenny Opera was first performed in 1928, and ...
... dramatic works, the famous operas, Mahagonny and The Threepenny Opera, and the Lehrstücke (learning plays), collaborating with Kurt Weill and then, hugely productively, Hanns Eisler. The Threepenny Opera was first performed in 1928, and ...
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... dramatic works often go through so many redraftings and transformations. As we have already seen, from an early age, and long before he became political, Brecht was inclined to rebel against conventions. There are perhaps two dominant ...
... dramatic works often go through so many redraftings and transformations. As we have already seen, from an early age, and long before he became political, Brecht was inclined to rebel against conventions. There are perhaps two dominant ...
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... dramatic. The lyric, which does not really concern us here, is taken to be the more or less unmediated expression of the thoughts and emotions of the poet, as if speaking directly to us. Its proper form is of course lyric poetry. The ...
... dramatic. The lyric, which does not really concern us here, is taken to be the more or less unmediated expression of the thoughts and emotions of the poet, as if speaking directly to us. Its proper form is of course lyric poetry. The ...
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