Synopsis
The Caucasian Chalk Circle - STUDENT EDITION with Commentary Notes
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Bertolt Brecht - trans James & Tania Stern with W.H. Auden
Published by Methuen
Large Mixed Cast
Written in exile during the Second World War, the
story subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement
of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child
The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy outcome - the child is entrusted to the peasant Grusha, who has loved and nurtured it
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