{"product_id":"the-caucasian-chalk-circle-by-bertolt-brecht-9781350113367","title":"The Caucasian Chalk Circle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations), natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e is a politically charged, much-revived, and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new Student Edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Kristopher Imbrigotta from the University of Puget Sound, US, offering a much-needed contemporary perspective on the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe introduction covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003enarrative structure: play about a play within a play (\"circle\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003esongs and music\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ejustice and social systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003econtext: Brecht, exile, WWII, socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003enotions of collective and class\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003efable and story adaptation, folk fairy tale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384022876396,"sku":"9781350113367","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19045953482668.jpg?v=1773396571","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-caucasian-chalk-circle-by-bertolt-brecht-9781350113367","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}