The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Twentieth Century Texts) (20th Century Texts) (Student's Drama S.)

by Bertolt Brecht

Eric Bentley (Editor)

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The play is a parable inspired by the Chinese play Chalk Circle. Written at the close of World War II, the story is set in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia, and retells the tale of King Solomon and a child claimed by two mothers. A chalk circle is metaphorically drawn around a society misdirected in its priorities. Brecht's statements about class are cloaked in the innocence of a fable that whispers insistently to the audience.
  • ISBN10 0141189169
  • ISBN13 9780141189161
  • Publish Date 5 July 2007 (first published 1 June 1963)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Classics
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 144
  • Language English