Saint Joan of the StockyardsIn this version of the story of Joan of Arc, Brecht transforms her into 'Joan Dark', a member of the 'Black Straw Hats' (a Salvation Army-like group) in twentieth century Chicago. The play charts Joan's battle with Pierpont Mauler, the unctuous owner of a meat-packing plant. Like her predecessor, Joan is a doomed woman, a martyr and (initially, at least) an innocent in a world of strike-breakers, fat cats, and penniless workers. Like many of Brecht's plays it is laced with humor and songs as part of its epic dramaturgical structure. |
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| Titel | Saint Joan of the Stockyards Modern Plays |
| Autor/in | Bertolt Brecht |
| Übersetzt von | Ralph Manheim |
| Verlag | Bloomsbury Academic, 2010 |
| Original von | University of California |
| Digitalisiert | 1. Juli 2008 |
| ISBN | 0413653307, 9780413653307 |
| Länge | 160 Seiten |
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