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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

By Bertolt Brecht
Series: Student Editions
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is Bertolt Brecht's sharp satire on the rise of Adolf Hitler, reimagined as the story of a small-time Chicago gangster's ruthless takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Written in 1941, the play uses parody and pastiche—from Al Capone to Shakespeare's Richard III and Goethe's Faust—to create a compelling and darkly humorous allegory of totalitarianism.
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Ideal for students of theatre and literature, this edition includes an extensive introduction, commentary, and study questions, making it particularly suited for educational settings and readers interested in political drama and historical allegory.

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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.

A set text for AQA GCE Drama The 50th anniversary of Brecht's death in 2006 with some major new productions of his work in this country: Life of Galileo at the National Theatre, Mother Courage toured by English Touring Theatre, The Caucasian Chalk Circle toured in spring 2007.Brecht is one of the great twentieth century playwrights, directors and poets who has had an enormous influence on theatreStrong sales to schools and colleges where this and other works by Brecht are set textsThis student edition includes a full commentary, plot summary, notes, bibliography, chronology of the writer's life and work and questions for study

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This Student Edition of Brecht's classic satire on the rise of Hitler features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature.

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.

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Observer praised Brecht as "one of the greatest poets and dramatists of our century," highlighting the play's enduring power and wit.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780713685114

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ralph Manheim
  • Edited by Non Worrall
  • Translated by Ralph Manheim
  • Translated by Ralph Manheim

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 189g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

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