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The rise and fall of the City of Mahagonny / Bertolt Brecht ; translated by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Aufstieg und fall der Stadt Mahagonny. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury, [2015]
- Summary:
- A pivotal work in the genesis of Brecht's theory and practice of epic theatre, this is a classic of the twentieth-century avant-garde and represents his first major collaboration with the composer Kurt Weill. It premiered in Leipzig in 1930 where it provoked a major scandal. It chronicles the development and demise of the 'paradise city' of Mahagonny in a series of tableaux capturing the baser aspects of human nature.
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 28, 2015).
- OCLC:
- 946572248
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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