This volume contains Brecht’s post-1950 adaptations of world dramatic classics for the Berliner Ensemble. Brecht’s remodeled versions show all of the great dramatist’s characteristic preoccupations: hatred of personal greatness, admiration of the people and hatred of war unless waged on behalf of the people who, to him, were the embodiment of wisdom and good sense.

The Tutor is a 1950s adaptation of an 18th century play by J.M.R. Lenz and is a savage portrait of the subservience of German intellectuals and schoolmasters to the whims of the rich and powerful.

Coriolanus
is an unfinished adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, using the Roman story to reflect Marxist theories of class struggle.

Don Juan,
a collaborative adaptation of Molière’s play, redefines the charming social parasite as both a ridiculous egoist and an example of a dangerously attractive, theatrically mythic personality type.

The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen
adapts a radio play by Anna Seghers which was based on the original records of the trial of Joan of Arc.

Trumpets and Drums
is an adaptation of Farquhar’s 18th century Restoration comedy The Recruiting Officer, which transfers the action to the American Civil War and introduces comments on imperialism and colonial conquest.

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Berliner Ensemble Adaptations contains five adaptations from the great German playwright, including: The Tutor (JMR Lenz), Coriolanus (Shakespeare), The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431 (Anna Seghers), Don Juan (Molière) and Trumpets and Drums (George Farquhar).
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Brecht is studied on Theatre courses by students aged fourteen and upwards and is one of the central figures of modern world drama.
Spanning the international stage, the World Classics series brings together the work recognised as having a lasting influence from writers around the world. From Anouilh to Oscar Wilde, Bertolt Brecht to Arthur Miller, Ibsen to Noel Coward, the series presents the rich tapestry of the very best of world theatre in value-for-money collections.
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ISBN
9781472514387
Publisert
2014-07-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
503 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
520

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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.

David Barnett is Reader in Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex. He has published books on German theatre (studies on Heiner Müller and Rainer Werner Fassbinder), and has also published several essays and articles on German-, English-language, political and postdramatic theatre.