The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Student's Drama) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Student's Drama) Book

Writing in exile in the USA during the Second World War, Brecht borrowed from an ancient Chinese story-echoed in the Judgement of Solomon-in which two women both claim the same child. Brecht's subversion of this tale provides a parable which seems to say that resources should go to those in whose hands they will be most productive. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story, at least, has a happy outcome. The child is entrusted to the peasant Grusha, who has loved it and nurtured it. Originally intended for Broadway, this translation by James and Tania Stern (with verse translation by W. H. Auden) has been thoroughly revised, and the volume includes a full introduction and commentary by John Willett and Ralph Manheim.Read More

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  • 0216889367
  • 9780216889361
  • Bertolt Brecht
  • 27 October 2004
  • Blackie Schools
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 159
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