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This Student Edition of Brecht's classic satire on the rise of Hitler 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.Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler -- recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Using a wide range of parody and pastiche - from Al Capone to Shakespeare's Richard III and Goethe's Faust - Brecht's compelling parable continues to have relevance wherever totalitarianism appears today. Written during the Second World War in 1941, the play was one of the Berliner Ensemble's most outstanding box-office successes in 1959, and has continued to attract a succession of major actors, including Leonard Rossiter, Christopher Plummer, Antony Sher and Al Pacino.
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Described by Brecht as "a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all", Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade.
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This student edition includes a full commentary, plot summary, notes, bibliography, chronology of the writer's life and work and questions for study. A set text for AQA GCE A level Drama. Brecht is one of the great twentieth century playwrights, directors and poets who has had an enormous influence on theatre. Strong sales to schools and colleges where this and other works by Brecht are set text.
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This student edition includes a full commentary, plot summary, notes,
bibliography, chronology of the writer's life and work and questions
for study.

"Must-haves for any students exploring these modern classics, or indeed anyone teaching Literature or Drama."Teach Secondary

Methuen Drama Student Editions are expertly annotated texts of modern and classic plays designed for students' study.

Each one offers the complete text of the play as well as contemporary commentary, written by experts in the field, that provides students with an in-depth look into the background, themes and history of the play.

They include:
- An introduction giving a complete background to the play and a discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created.
- A chronology of the playwright’s life and work, and review of the play’s production history.
- Questions for further study and preparation for examinations along with suggestions for primary and secondary materials for further study.

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ISBN
9780713685114
Publisert
2007-03-01
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Methuen Drama
Vekt
189 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

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Oversetter
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.