The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht
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.
Format: Paperback | 192 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.3 | 258g
Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0713685115
ISBN13: 9780713685114
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. The first page has a very small and faint single blotch of discolouring which is also just visible on the next two pages. Very minimal wear and tear.