The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Methuen Student Editions) - Softcover

Bertolt Brecht

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413544508 ISBN 13: 9780413544506

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1984

Synopsis

Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child; thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. Written in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically-charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre.This volume contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases.

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Review:

"One of the greatest poets and dramatists of our century" The Observer

About the Author:

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0413544508
• ISBN 13: 9780413544506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Hugh Rorrison