{"product_id":"brecht-collected-plays-2","title":"Brecht Collected Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, the long-awaited volume of Brecht's classic plays from the 1930s \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 4 of Brecht's Collected Plays contains works from the 1930s, straddling fateful years in German political and cultural history - as well as in Brecht's own life. \u003ci\u003eRound Heads and Pointed Heads\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e, is a powerful political allegory on Nazi racial policy and conditions in the Germany Brecht had to leave in 1933. \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Lucullus\u003c\/i\u003e, a starkly pacifist text originally written in response to a commission from Swedish radio, portrays the Roman general tried by the Underworld for his military triumphs. \u003ci\u003eFear and Misery of the Third Reich\u003c\/i\u003e, unique in Brecht's work, consists of some thirty short scenes of life under the Nazis between 1933 and 1938, designed for use by groups in exile. \u003ci\u003eSeñora Carrara's Rifles\u003c\/i\u003e is based on J.M. Synge's \u003ci\u003eRiders to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, but relocated by Brecht in the Spanish Civil War. Also included are two one-act plays, \u003ci\u003eDansen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Much is Your Iron?\u003c\/i\u003e, minor works designed for amateurs in Scandinavia, where the Brechts lived till spring 1941. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes an introduction and notes by Tom Kuhn and John Willett, as well as Brecht's own notes on the texts.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833471807693,"sku":"9780413704702","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_c78d5f04-5c23-42d2-bc12-135468846b2b.jpg?v=1790874841","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/brecht-collected-plays-2","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}