Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht

Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht

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A new paperback edition of what is arguably Brecht's finest comedy, featuring an extensive introduction and commentary and Brecht's own notes.

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Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht

Written in 1940 during Brecht's exile in Finland, Puntila is one of his greatest creations - to be ranked alongside Galileo and Mother Courage. A hard-drinking Finnish landowner, Puntila suffers from a divided personality: when drunk he is human and humane; when sober, surly and self-centred. The play contains some of the best comedy Brecht wrote for the theatre. This translation by John Willett is accompanied by Brecht's own notes and relevant texts, as well as an extensive introduction and commentary by John Willett and Ralph Manheim, editor's of Brecht's collected plays in English.
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include Mother Courage and Her Children, The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
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ISBN 13 9781408100707
ISBN 10 1408100703
Title Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
Author Bertolt Brecht
Series Modern Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2007-09-27
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.