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02294aam a2200445 4500 001 0C6A7328A13511EDB1B519BC20ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230131010054 008 210409s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 0413544508 020 $a 9780413544506 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ger 100 1 $a Brecht, Bertolt, $d 1898-1956. 245 14 $a The Caucasian Chalk Circle / $c Bertolt Brecht ; translated by James and Tania Stern with W.H. Auden. 246 3 $a Kaukasische Kreidekreis, Der. 264 1 $a London : $b Bloomsbury, $c 2017. 300 $a 116 pages ; $c 19.5 cm. 490 1 $a Methuen Student Editions 500 $a Calls for a large cast. 500 $a Derived from the 14th century Chinese play "The Circle of Chalk" by Li Xingdao. 500 $a Written in 1944; first performed in 1948. 505 $a Bertolt Brecht chronology -- Plot overview -- Commentary -- Further reading -- "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" -- Notes -- Photos of Brecht's own production -- Questions for further study. 520 $a A politically charged and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre. The Singer, who acts as narrator and commentator, links two separate yet convergent stories which reflect back on a realistic prologue set in Soviet Georgia. Brecht subverts an ancient Chinese story into a parable advocating that resources should go to those best able to make use of them. 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. 541 $d 20230109. 546 $a Translated from the original German. 600 14 $a Brecht, Berthold $d 1898-1956. 650 7 $a Mother and child $v Drama. 650 $a Motherhood $v Drama. 650 $a Legal drama. 655 $a Drama $v German $y 20th Century. 655 7 $a Translations into English $v Drama. 700 $a Stern, James, $d 1904-1993, $e translator. 700 $a Stern, Tania, $e translator. 700 $a Auden, W. H., $d 1907-1973, $e translator. 700 $a Rorrison, Hugh, $e editor. 830 $a Methuen Student Editions. 941 $a 1 952 $l WHPE115 $d 20230131011636.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0C6A7328A13511EDB1B519BC20ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search