The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Softcover

Brecht, Bertolt; Willett, John; Manheim, Ralph

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9781559702539: The Caucasian Chalk Circle

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ISBN 10: 1559702532 ISBN 13: 9781559702539

Publisher: Arcade Pub, 1994

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Presents a fable which uses the ancient Chinese tale of the test of the chalk circle to illuminate the author's vision of an alterable present and the hope of a future golden age

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Review:

'The Caucasian Chalk Circle, written in 1944 while he was in exile from Germany, gives some epic illumination to socialist ideas about ownership and injustice. But more than that it's a story about love winning out over endemic corruption' --Dominic Maxwell, The Times

'an adept new translation by Alistair Beaton' --Dominic Maxwell, The Times

About the Author:

Bertold Brecht (1898-1956) is one of Germany's best-known playwrights. His social critiques, including The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Threepenny Opera, resonate with modern audiences and continue to be frequently performed.

Eric Bentley, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theatre, is a recognized playwright, critic and scholar, and a longtime intimate of Brecht. His most recent book is Bentley on Brecht.

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