| Uniform title | Aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui. English |
| Series |
Modern classics
Modern classics. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Summary |
'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' is a savage satire in blank verse on the rise of Hitler, wittily transposed into a small-time gangster's takeover of Chicago's greengrocery trade. The seam of black comedy which runs through this political parable does not lessen the sharpness of its accusation; the unpleasantness of the pseudo-dictator Ui is hardly a revelation, but Brecht points to the resistibility of his rise, and the society that permitted it. Using a wide range of parody and pastiche Brecht creates a hilariously comic and darkly condemnatory allegory warning of the persistence of fascism. |
| General note | This translation previously issued in print: London: Methuen Drama, 1981. |
| General note | Translated from the German. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 5, 2014). |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9780413478108 |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Standard identifier# |
10.5040/9781408163092.00000003 |
