The Good Person of Szechwan (Methuen Modern Plays) (PDF)

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Synopsis

Brecht's famous parable, written in exile in 1939-41, shows that in an unjust society good can only survive by means of evil. In it, 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. But her goodness brings ruin and she must disguise herself as a man in order to muster sufficient ruthlessness to survive. Published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features an introduction and extensive notes and textual variants.

Book details

Author:
Bertolt Brecht
ISBN:
9780413582409
Related ISBNs:
9780413582409
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing / Methuen Drama
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Grades:
Year 12 - Lower 6th - AS - KS5, Year 13 - Upper 6th - A2 - KS5
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2016-03-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland, Bertolt-Brecht-Erben 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Drama, Plays and Theater, Literature and Fiction