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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Imbrigotta, Kristopher
Brecht, Bertolt
Stevens, Jenny

Paperback

Series: Student Editions

PlaysPlaywriting

ISBN10: 1350113360
ISBN13: 9781350113367
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: Apr 22 2021
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.50 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.50
Language: English

Brecht 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.

Written while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre.

This 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.

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