Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
By (Author) Bertolt Brecht
Translated by John Willett
Edited by John Willett
Edited by Ralph Manheim
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st March 2008
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
832.91
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 10mm
174g
Description
Written in 1940 during Brecht's exile in Finland, Puntila is one of his greatest creations - to be ranked alongside Galileo and Mother Courage. A hard-drinking Finnish landowner, Puntila suffers from a divided personality: when drunk he is human and humane; when sober, surly and self-centred. The play contains some of the best comedy Brecht wrote for the theatre.
This translation by John Willett is accompanied by Brecht's own notes and relevant texts, as well as an extensive introduction and commentary by John Willett and Ralph Manheim, editor's of Brecht's collected plays in English.
Reviews
"At last--the definitive translations of one of the 20th century's most influential playwrights...Far superior to the competition." --Theatre Journal
Author Bio
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include Mother Courage and Her Children, The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
