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The Good Woman of Setzuan Bertolt Brecht |
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An essential play by a master playwright, with a new introduction. In 1952, Hannah Arendt hailed Bertolt Brecht as "beyond a doubt the greatest living German poet and possibly the greatest living European playwright." His plays, widely taught and studied, are searing critiques of civilizations run amok. During the thirties, the subversive nature of his work sent Brecht from Germany to Scandinavia and later to the United States. The Good Woman of Setzuan, written during Brecht's exile and set in Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbors. Adhering closely to the original German text, this is a performance-friendly translation of one of Brecht's most popular plays. Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is perhaps Germany's best-known playwright. His social critiques, including Mother Courage and Her Children, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and The Threepenny Opera, resonate with modern audiences and continue to be frequently performed. Eric Bentley is a widely recognized playwright, critic, and scholar, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theater, and a longtime intimate of Brecht's. His most recent books are Bentley on Brecht (1999) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1999). 120 pages | 5 7/8 x 8 1/2 | 1999 |
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$10.00 paper