Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt
Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative
editions of Brecht's plays in the English language. This second volume
of Brecht's Collected Plays brings together some of his most
glittering Berlin successes including The Threepenny Opera, The Rise
and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Seven Deadly Sins, Man Equals
Man and The Elephant Calf. The Threepenny Opera is the story of the
mercurial beggar turned entrepeneur Peachum and his battles with the
criminal Mac 'the Knife'; Mahagonny, an operatic satire on the search
for an American capitalist utopia; The Seven Deadly Sins is a ballet
with songs that predicts the downfall of the petty bourgeosie and was
first performed as the Nazis planned their book burning exercise. Man
equals Man is an exploration of the theory of equality and The
Elephant Calf is a play within a play based on an Indian folk story.
The translators include W H Auden and Chester Kallman, Ralph Manheim,
Gerhard Nellhaus and John Willett. The translations are ideal for both
study and performance. The volume is accompanied by a full
introduction and notes by the series editor John Willett and includes
Brecht's own notes and relevant texts as well as all the important
textual variants.
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ISBN
9781408177402
Publisert
2015
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Methuen Drama
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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