The Good Person Of Szechwan - (Student Editions) by Bertolt Brecht (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' <i>Evening Standard</i><p></p><br/><p>Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tabacco shop but finds it is impossible to survive as a good person in a corrupt world without the support of her ruthless alter ego Shui Ta.</p><br/><p>Brecht's parable of good and evil was first performed in 1943 and remains one of his most popular and frequently produced plays worldwide.</p><br/><p>This Student Edition features an extensive<br/>introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of<br/>the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as<br/>questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text.<br/>It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature. <br/></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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 <i>The Threepenny Opera</i> and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as <i>Life of Galileo</i>, <i> Mother Courage and Her Children </i>and<i> The Caucasian Chalk Circle</i>
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