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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

By Bertolt Brecht
Series: Modern Classics
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a sharp and biting satire by Bertolt Brecht, portraying the rise of a small-time Chicago gangster who seizes control of the greengrocery trade. The play cleverly parallels the ascent of Adolf Hitler, using parody and allusions ranging from Al Capone to Shakespeare's Richard III and Goethe's Faust. Written during World War II, it remains a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of totalitarianism.
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A reissue of Brecht's classic play written in exile. In this savage and witty parable, the rise of Hitler is recast as a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Included are Brecht's own notes and commentary by John Willett and Ralph Manheim.

A staple of school, college and university syllabusIncludes Brecht's own notes plus an introduction and commentary by John Willett and Ralph ManheimA set text for AQA GCE Drama2006 is the 50th anniversary of Brecht's deathThe play will tour from 26 Feb-31 March '07, produced by Blackeyed Theatre Company

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Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', The Resistible Rise of 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 Second World War in 1941, the play was one of the Berliner Ensemble's most outstanding box-office successes in 1959, and has continued to attract a succession of major actors, including Leonard Rossiter, Christopher Plummer, Antony Sher, and Al Pacino.

Presented in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this is the standard critical edition of the play featuring extensive editorial notes and an introduction.

Series: Modern Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780413478108

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 1981

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Edited by John Willett
  • Edited by Ralph Manheim
  • Translated by Ralph Manheim
  • Volume editor John Willett
  • Volume editor Ralph Manheim
  • Translated by Ralph Manheim

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 176g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

A major dramatist of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)was the founder of one of the most influential theatre companies, theBerliner Ensemble, and the creator of some of the landmark plays of thetwentieth century: The Threepenny Opera, The Life of Galileo, MotherCourage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

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