{"product_id":"9781408177402","title":"Brecht Collected Plays: 2: Man Equals Man; Elephant Calf; Threepenny Opera; Mahagonny; Seven Deadly Sins","description":"Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second volume of Brecht's Collected Plays brings together some of his most glittering Berlin successes including \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan Equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the mercurial beggar turned entrepeneur Peachum and his battles with the criminal Mac 'the Knife'; \u003ci\u003eMahagonny\u003c\/i\u003e, an operatic satire on the search for an American capitalist utopia; \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e is a ballet with songs that predicts the downfall of the petty bourgeosie and was first performed as the Nazis planned their book burning exercise. \u003ci\u003eMan equals Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the theory of equality and \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Calf \u003c\/i\u003eis a play within a play based on an Indian folk story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translators include W H Auden and Chester Kallman, Ralph Manheim, Gerhard Nellhaus and John Willett. The translations are ideal for both study and performance. The volume is accompanied by a full introduction and notes by the series editor John Willett and includes Brecht's own notes and relevant texts as well as all the important textual variants.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140634886384,"sku":"9781408177402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408177402_p0.jpg?v=1763719819","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408177402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}