{"product_id":"brecht-collected-plays-2-man-equals-man-elephant-calf-threepenny-opera-mahagonny-seven-deadly-sins-9780413685605","title":"Brecht Collected Plays: 2: Man Equals Man; Elephant Calf; Threepenny Opera; Mahagonny; Seven Deadly Sins","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second volume of Brecht's Collected Plays brings together some of his most glittering Berlin successes including \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan Equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the mercurial beggar turned entrepeneur Peachum and his battles with the criminal Mac 'the Knife'; \u003ci\u003eMahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, an operatic satire on the search for an American capitalist utopia; \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e is a ballet with songs that predicts the downfall of the petty bourgeosie and was first performed as the Nazis planned their book burning exercise. \u003ci\u003eMan equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the theory of equality and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf \u003c\/i\u003eis a play within a play based on an Indian folk story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translators include W H Auden and Chester Kallman, Ralph Manheim, Gerhard Nellhaus and John Willett. The translations are ideal for both study and performance. The volume is accompanied by a full introduction and notes by the series editor John Willett and includes Brecht's own notes and relevant texts as well as all the important textual variants.\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 Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e World Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413685605","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706455363721,"sku":"9780413685605","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_05196ec1-ef36-4ffe-88d7-c0d32319ef30.jpg?v=1719457711","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/brecht-collected-plays-2-man-equals-man-elephant-calf-threepenny-opera-mahagonny-seven-deadly-sins-9780413685605","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}