The Life of Galileo Contributor(s): Brecht, Bertolt (Author), Rorrison, Hugh (Editor), Willett, John (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0413577805 ISBN-13: 9780413577801 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
Dewey: 832.912 |
Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Megson, Chris: - CHRIS MEGSON is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK. His recent publications include The Methuen Drama Book of Naturalist Plays (2010); his book on The Seventies, for 'Methuen's Decades of Modern British Playwrighting' series, is forthcoming in 2012. He has published widely on British theatre culture since 1968 and documentary/Tribunal theatre.Brecht, Bertolt: - Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. |