{"product_id":"the-caucasian-chalk-circle-paperback","title":"The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristopher Imbrigotta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJenny Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e is a politically charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new Student Edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Kristopher Imbrigotta from the University of Puget Sound, US, offering a much-needed contemporary perspective on the play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introduction covers: \u003cbr\u003e- narrative structure: play about a play within a play (\"circle\")\u003cbr\u003e- songs and music\u003cbr\u003e- justice and social systems\u003cbr\u003e- context: Brecht, exile, WWII, socialism\u003cbr\u003e- notions of collective and class\u003cbr\u003e- fable and story adaptation, folk fairy tale\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht \u003c\/b\u003e(1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and Her Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Galileo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays and dramatic theory are central to the study of modern theatre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristopher Imbrigotta \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of German Studies at the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, USA). His research and teaching cover literature and cultural studies from the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing primarily on theater history and drama pedagogy; visual culture and film; memory discourses and literary historiography; and environmental humanities. He is co-editor of the performance journal \u003ci\u003eCommunications of the International Brecht Society\u003c\/i\u003e and an elected member of the steering committee for the Brecht Society. He is also a member of the international translation team for the latest edition of \u003ci\u003eBrecht on Theater\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391776637177,"sku":"9781350113367","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GkYHP_X0Ul9781350113367.webp?v=1770231772","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-caucasian-chalk-circle-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}