The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui {ed. Willet; trans. Mannheim}
by Bertolt Brecht, John Willett (Editor)
Brecht : The resistible rise of Arturo Ui (script + commentary)
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui shows the underhanded dealings of a group of gangsters involved in Chicago's green vegetables business. The members of the Cauliflower Trust are led by a formerly powerful bad-guy named Arturo Ui, who is determined to rise to prominence again. Together, they are about as unlikeable characters as you are ever likely to meet: they connive, murder, and commit arson, sucking innocent people into their schemes and killing off those who refuse to cooperate. It is all great fun to see, but Brecht, in typical fashion, pulls the reader out of the play by the regular insertion of signs that chronicle how Hitler rose to power using methods similar to the dastardly Arturo Ui.
The point of The Resistible Rise of show more Arturo Ui is not the plot. The title of the play pretty much tells it all, and many of the details of the plot are told in the prologue. The enjoyable part is seeing how it all happens and what kinds of crookery the characters get up to. show less
The point of The Resistible Rise of show more Arturo Ui is not the plot. The title of the play pretty much tells it all, and many of the details of the plot are told in the prologue. The enjoyable part is seeing how it all happens and what kinds of crookery the characters get up to. show less
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Bertolt Brecht was born on February 10, 1898 in Augsburg, Bavaria, and died on August 14, 1956. He was a German playwright, theatre director and Marxist. The modest house where he was born is today preserved as a Brecht Museum. Brecht formed a writing collective which became prolific and very influential. He wrote many lyrics for musicals and show more collaborated with Kurt Weill to create Die Dregroschenoper -- the biggest hit in 1920s Berlin. Brecht experimented with his own theater and company -- the Berliner Ensemble -- which put on his plays under his direction and which continued after his death with the assistance of his wife. Brecht aspired to create political theater, and it is difficult to evaluate his work in purely aesthetic terms. Brecht died in 1956. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui {ed. Willet; trans. Mannheim}
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- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Play in 15 scenes
"The Arcade Brecht"--Page 4 of cover
Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1981
Contents:
Introduction
The resistible rise of Arturo Ui : a parable play
Chronological table
Texts by Brecht : Instructions for performance
Alternative prologues
Notes
Later texts : Notes by Manfred Wekwerth
Songs for the Berliner Ensemble production
Editorial notes
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