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The Good Person Of Szechwan
Contributor(s): Brecht, Bertolt (Author), Kuhn, Tom (Editor), Ryland, Charlotte (Editor)
ISBN: 140810007X     ISBN-13: 9781408100073
Publisher: Methuen Drama
OUR PRICE:   $14.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European - General
- History | Europe - Germany
Dewey: 832
Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
 
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Publisher Description:

'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening Standard

Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tabacco shop but finds it is impossible to survive as a good person in a corrupt world without the support of her ruthless alter ego Shui Ta.

Brecht's parable of good and evil was first performed in 1943 and remains one of his most popular and frequently produced plays worldwide.

This Student Edition 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.