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The Good Person Of Szechwan

By Bertolt Brecht
Series: Modern Classics
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The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht is a striking parable set in a society where goodness struggles to survive. When the gods seek righteous individuals to prove their worth, they find Shen Teh, a kind but impoverished prostitute. Gifted with the means to start a business, Shen Teh's kindness paradoxically threatens her survival, forcing her to adopt a male disguise to navigate a harsh world with the necessary toughness.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Repackaged and reissued, this is Brecht's classic parable, set in an unjust society where good can only survive by means of evil. It is accompanied by Brecht's own notes and extensive commentary from John Willett and Ralph Manheim.

Repackaged and reissued, this is Brecht's classic parable, set in an unjust society where good can only survive by means of evil. It is accompanied by Brecht's own notes and extensive commentary from John Willett and Ralph Manheim.

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Brecht's famous parable, written in exile between 1939 and 1941, shows that in an unjust society, good can only survive by means of evil. In this story, the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find Shen Teh, a good-hearted but penniless prostitute, and make her a gift that enables her to set up her own business. However, her goodness brings ruin, and she must disguise herself as a man to muster sufficient ruthlessness to survive.

Published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition of The Good Person of Szechwan features an introduction and extensive notes and textual variants.

Series: Modern Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780413582409

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 June 1985

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

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

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 182g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Bertolt Brecht Non-Fiction Series: Modern Classics

About the Author

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include Mother Courage and Her Children, The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.Circle. His plays and dramatic theory are central to the study of modern theatre.

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