{"product_id":"9781472514387","title":"Berliner Ensemble Adaptations The Tutor; Coriolanus; The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431; Don Juan; Trumpets and Drums","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWorld Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBerliner Ensemble Adaptations\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Tutor; Coriolanus; The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431; Don Juan; Trumpets and Drums\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBertolt Brecht | David Barnett | Wolfgang Sauerlander | Ralph Manheim | Rose Kastner | Martin Kastner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains Brecht's post-1950 adaptations of world dramatic classics for the Berliner Ensemble. Brecht's remodeled versions show all of the great dramatist's characteristic preoccupations: hatred of personal greatness, admiration of the people and hatred of war unless waged on behalf of the people who, to him, were the embodiment of wisdom and good sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tutor \u003c\/i\u003eis a 1950s adaptation of an 18th century play by J.M.R. Lenz and is a savage portrait of the subservience of German intellectuals and schoolmasters to the whims of the rich and powerful. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoriolanus \u003c\/i\u003eis an unfinished adaptation of Shakespeare's play, using the Roman story to reflect Marxist theories of class struggle. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon Juan, \u003c\/i\u003ea collaborative adaptation of Molière's play, redefines the charming social parasite as both a ridiculous egoist and an example of a dangerously attractive, theatrically mythic personality type. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen \u003c\/i\u003eadapts a radio play by Anna Seghers which was based on the original records of the trial of Joan of Arc. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrumpets and Drums\u003c\/i\u003e is an adaptation of Farquhar's 18th century Restoration comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer\u003c\/i\u003e, which transfers the action to the American Civil War and introduces comments on imperialism and colonial conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht \u003c\/b\u003e(1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great  dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical  writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark  plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFear and Misery of the Third Reich\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Galileo,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and Her Children \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex. He has published books on German theatre (studies on Heiner Müller and Rainer Werner Fassbinder), and has also published several essays and articles on German-, English-language, political and postdramatic theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 September 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472514387\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331477471372,"sku":"9781472514387","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1c1d5ada-0c76-4ca1-8f8e-e9840a2ef77b.jpg?v=1783596853","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472514387","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}