Capek Four Plays
R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
| Author: | Karel Capek | ISBN: | 9781408148563 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karel Capek |
| ISBN: | 9781408148563 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Language: | English |
"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller)
This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea Çapek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.
"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller)
This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea Çapek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.
