{"product_id":"berliner-ensemble-adaptations-the-tutor-coriolanus-the-trial-of-joan-of-arc-at-rouen-1431-don-juan-trumpets-and-drums-9781472514387","title":"Berliner Ensemble Adaptations: The Tutor; Coriolanus; The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431; Don Juan; Trumpets and Drums","description":"This 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoriolanus\u003c\/i\u003eis an unfinished adaptation of Shakespeare's play, using the Roman story to reflect Marxist theories of class struggle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bertolt Brecht\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e World Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472514387","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011328630921,"sku":"9781472514387","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_07a98b33-c093-4593-a170-139042206a29.jpg?v=1764743519","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/berliner-ensemble-adaptations-the-tutor-coriolanus-the-trial-of-joan-of-arc-at-rouen-1431-don-juan-trumpets-and-drums-9781472514387","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}