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100 1 a| Brecht, Bertolt,d| 1898-1956.=| ^A26464;

240 10 a| Gute Mensch von Sezuan.l| English=| ^A1197671;

245 14 a| The Good Person of Szechwan /c| Bertold Brecht ; translated by John Willett ; with commentary and notes by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland.;

260 a| London :b| Methuen Drama,c| 2009.;

300 a| lxxvi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Methuen drama student editions;

500 a| Originally published in German as: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. Berlin : Suhrkamp Verlag, c1955.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [lxxiii]-lxxvi).;

546 a| Translated from the German.;

520 a| Brecht's famous parable, written in exile in 1938-41, shows that in an unjust society good can only survive by means of evil. In it, the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find a penniless Shen Teh, good-hearted but prostitute and makes her a gift that enables her to set up a business.;

505 0 a| Bertolt Brecht: 1898-1956 -- Plot -- Community -- Brecht's life -- Brecht's politics and theory -- The good person of Szechwan: context and genesis -- Structure -- The gods came to earth -- Prostitution and marriage -- Split character and role play -- The Chinese setting -- Morality -- The ending -- Epic elements -- Tragedy or comedic parable? -- The good person of Szechwan in the theatre -- Further Reading -- The Good Person of Szechwan -- Notes -- Questions and further Study.;

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700 1 a| Willett, John,d| 1917-2002=| ^A543672;

700 1 a| Kuhn, Tom.=| ^A353522;

700 1 a| Ryland, Charlotte.=| ^A1221421;

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The Good Person of Szechwan / Bertold Brecht ; translated by John Willett ; with commentary and notes by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland.

Author/creator	Brecht, Bertolt
Other author	Willett, John, 1917-2002
Other author	Kuhn, Tom.
Other author	Ryland, Charlotte.
Format	Book
Publication Info	London : Methuen Drama, 2009.
Description	lxxvi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subjects	Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Gute Mensch von Sezuan. German drama--20th century.

Uniform title	Gute Mensch von Sezuan. English
Series	Methuen drama student editions Methuen drama student editions. ^A1270964
Contents	Bertolt Brecht: 1898-1956 -- Plot -- Community -- Brecht's life -- Brecht's politics and theory -- The good person of Szechwan: context and genesis -- Structure -- The gods came to earth -- Prostitution and marriage -- Split character and role play -- The Chinese setting -- Morality -- The ending -- Epic elements -- Tragedy or comedic parable? -- The good person of Szechwan in the theatre -- Further Reading -- The Good Person of Szechwan -- Notes -- Questions and further Study.
Abstract	Brecht's famous parable, written in exile in 1938-41, shows that in an unjust society good can only survive by means of evil. In it, the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find a penniless Shen Teh, good-hearted but prostitute and makes her a gift that enables her to set up a business.
General note	Originally published in German as: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. Berlin : Suhrkamp Verlag, c1955.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [lxxiii]-lxxvi).
Language	Translated from the German.
ISBN	9781408100073 (pbk.)
ISBN	140810007X (pbk.)

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