This Student Edition of Brechts satire on the capitalist society of the Weimar Republic features an extensiveintroduction and commentary that includes a plot summary; discussion ofthe context; themes; characters; style and language as well asquestions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text.It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature.Based on John Gays eighteenth century Beggars Opera; The Threepenny Opera;first staged in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin; is avicious satire on the bourgeois capitalist society of the WeimarRepublic; but set in a mock-Victorian Soho. It focuses on the feud between Macheaf - an amoral criminal - and his father in law; a racketeer who controls and exploits Londons beggars and is intent on having Macheaf hanged. Despite the resistance by Macheafs friend the Chief of Police; Macheaf is eventually condemned to hang; until in a comic reversal the queen pardons him and grants him a title and land. With Kurt Weillsunforgettable music - one of the earliest and most successful attemptsto introduce jazz to the theatre - it became a popular hit throughoutthe western world. The text is presented in the trusted translation by Ralph Manheim and John Willett.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A must for every film; music and/or Stanley Kubrick enthusiastBy fsg222This book exams every selection of music in Stanley Kubricks films. Very detailed yet very readable as each movie and short film plot is examined with respect to plot and the music selected. The format selected was easy to follow; taking each Kubrick project in Chronological order and building on Kubricks development as a director and his reasons for selecting the music to enhance the plot or mood of each film. Should be a must read for every Stanley Kubrick fan and every student of film music.2 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Benjamin ShirleyChristine Gengaro!!3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. JeopardyBy V. Michelgood job on jeopardy; nice plug. shame ya didnt win.
