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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

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Genre:Drama
Language : English
Published: July 05, 2007
Edition:3rd
Paperback
ISBN13:9780141189161
ISBN10:0141189169
Pages:144
Dimensions:5.04 x 7.72 x 0.31 inches
Weight:119.07 g

About the Book

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.