The Good Woman of Setzuan (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Good Woman of Setzuan (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Bertolt Brecht (Author), Bertolt Brecht (Author), Eric Bentley (Editor)

Synopsis

This play, written during Brecht's exile to the United States and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbours.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 05 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0141189177
ISBN 13: 9780141189178

Author Bio

Bertold Brecht (1898-1956) is one of Germany's best-known playwrights. His social critiques, including The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Threepenny Opera, resonate with modern audiences and continue to be frequently performed.


Eric Bentley, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theatre, is a recognized playwright, critic and scholar, and a longtime intimate of Brecht. His most recent book is Bentley on Brecht.