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Find more info., search and price compare for The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht Binding: Paperback, 1st Arcade pbk. ed edition, 144 pages Publisher: Arcade Publishing Weight: 0.45 pound Dimension: H: 0.42 x L: 8.21 x W: 5.45 inches ISBN 10: 1559702532 ISBN 13: 9781559702539 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: Writing in exile in the USA during the Second World War, Brecht borrowed from an ancient Chinese story-echoed in the Judgement of Solomon-in which two women both claim the same child. Brecht's subversion of this tale provides a parable which seems to say that resources should go to those in whose hands they will be most productive. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story, at least, has a happy outcome. The child is entrusted to the peasant Grusha, who has loved it and nurtured it. Originally intended for Broadway, this translation by James and Tania Stern (with verse translation by W. H. Auden) has been thoroughly revised, and the volume includes a full introduction and commentary by John Willett and Ralph Manheim. |
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