About this title: An annotated student edition of one of Brecht's most famous plays and a classic of modern literature/theatre. Described by Brecht as "a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all", Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler -- recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Using a wide range of parody and pastiche -- from Al Capone to Shakespeare's Richard III and Goethe's Faust -- Brecht's compelling parable continues to have relevance wherever totalitarianism appears today. Written during the ...
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Description: Good. 1559705434 Good copy in clean condition. Pages and cover are intact, with moderate wear. No dust jacket. Some markings, but text is clean. Binding is tight. Not ex-library. USPS tracking number provided for U.S. orders. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Date Published: 2001-02-11
ISBN-13:9781559705431ISBN:1559705434
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780413772633ISBN:0413772632
Description: Good. Ex-library. Usual library markings inside cover. All orders are dispatched from our UK warehouse within one working day. Established in 2004. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. read more
"This parable about Hitler's rise to power as a gangster in Chicago is enjoyable and interesting. It's about Hitler's earlier power grabs that you don't hear about as much because of all the even more awful stuff he did later. I'm not sure this would be a interesting play to stage anymore, but it says something about Brecht and his relationship to Germany, Hitler and American Gangster movies. He wrote before America entered WWII. The most striking omissions I think are any race or nationalism issues that Hitler's rhetoric relied on so heavily and the popular support he received in Germany at the time."
"Fascinating, a keen insight into the mind of Bertolt Brecht. It's like reading a distorted history of the pre-WWII in Germany. Fortunately there is a translator key at the back of the book which tells us who the characters are meant to be; Ui-Hitler etc. I found it a little inconclusive, at the very least confusing. Brecht's continuous efforts to create a lack of empathy for the characters can be found to be annoying as it means the play doesn't run as smoothly as we would like. Good play from a learning point of view, i'd recommend it if you were studying Brecht."
"Probably one of the least subtle of Brecht's works, with placards between scenes explaining the connection between the actions shown on stage and Hitler's rise to power.
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