Baal, a Mans a Man, the Elephant by Brecht

Baal, a Mans a Man, the Elephant by Brecht

The story of a charming, ruthlessly amoral young poet, Baal (1918) is Brecht's first play and "a passionate acceptance of the world in all its sordid grandeur" (Martin Esslin). A Man's A Man (1926), Brecht's first excursion into "epic theater," traces the terrifying transformation of the sweet, good Galy Gay into a bloodthirsty "human fighting machine." Galy reappears in the brief, sardonic Elephant Calf, a sort of coda. Powerful stage works in their own right, these three early plays also provide crucial insights into Brecht's dramatic techniques and preoccupations before the decisive embrace of Marxism in 1928.

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ISBN 13	9780802131591
ISBN 10	080213159X
Title	Baal, a Mans a Man, the Elephant
Author	Brecht
Series	Brecht Bertolt Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Avalon Travel Publishing
Year published	1994-04-07
Number of pages	224
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