{"product_id":"9780413685605","title":"Brecht Collected Plays: 2 : Man Equals Man; Elephant Calf; Threepenny Opera; Mahagonny; Seven Deadly Sins","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBrecht Collected Plays: 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second volume of Brecht's Collected Plays brings together some of his most glittering Berlin successes including \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan Equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the mercurial beggar turned entrepeneur Peachum and his battles with the criminal Mac 'the Knife'; \u003ci\u003eMahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, an operatic satire on the search for an American capitalist utopia; \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e is a ballet with songs that predicts the downfall of the petty bourgeosie and was first performed as the Nazis planned their book burning exercise. \u003ci\u003eMan equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the theory of equality and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf \u003c\/i\u003eis a play within a play based on an Indian folk story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translators include W H Auden and Chester Kallman, Ralph Manheim, Gerhard Nellhaus and John Willett. The translations are ideal for both study and performance. The volume is accompanied by a full introduction and notes by the series editor John Willett and includes Brecht's own notes and relevant texts as well as all the important textual variants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780413685605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593059512526,"sku":"9780413685605","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_17c154b1-0f09-4a02-b4cf-4dd2d941f87f.jpg?v=1637780306","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780413685605","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}