Image from Google Jackets

The good person of Szechwan / Bertolt Brecht ; translated by John Willett ; edited and introduced by John Willett and Ralph Manheim.

By: Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956Contributor(s): Willett, John, 1917- | Manheim, Ralph, 1907-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Methuen modern playsPublication details: London : Methuen Drama, 2000Description: xii, 147p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780413582409 (pbk.) :; 041358240X (pbk.) :Uniform titles: Der gute Mensch von Setzuan. English Subject(s): Good and evil -- DramaDDC classification: 832.9'12 Summary: The Good Person of Szechwan is a parable by Bertold Brecht which conveys the message that, in aggressive and unjust societies, good can only survive by evil means. It was written in 1939-41, when Brecht was in Scandinavia in flight from the Nazis.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Class number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
Book Book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 3 832.912 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 06678130
Total reservations: 0

This translation originally published: 1985.

The Good Person of Szechwan is a parable by Bertold Brecht which conveys the message that, in aggressive and unjust societies, good can only survive by evil means. It was written in 1939-41, when Brecht was in Scandinavia in flight from the Nazis.

Translation of: Der gute Mensch von Setzuan.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.