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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Contributors:

By (Author) Bertolt Brecht
Edited by Eric Bentley

ISBN:

9780141189161

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

20th August 2007

UK Publication Date:

5th July 2007

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

832.912

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

144

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm

Weight:

113g

Description

New to Modern Classics The play is a parable inspired by the Chinese play Chalk Circle. Written at the close of World War II, the story is set in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia, and retells the tale of King Solomon and a child claimed by two mothers. A chalk circle is metaphorically drawn around a society misdirected in its priorities. Brecht's statements about class are cloaked in the innocence of a fable that whispers insistently to the audience.

Author Bio

Bertold Brecht (1898-1956) is one of Germany's best-known playwrights. His social critiques, including The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Threepenny Opera, resonate with modern audiences and continue to be frequently performed. Eric Bentley, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theatre, is a recognized playwright, critic and scholar, and a longtime intimate of Brecht. His most recent book is Bentley on Brecht.

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