Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague by Capek, Karel

Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780413771902)

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Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague by Capek, Karel

Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague

$32.95
Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague by Capek, Karel

Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague

$32.95
Format: Paperback
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"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 ﾇapek 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.

Author: Karel Capek, Capek
ISBN-10: 0413771903
ISBN-13: 9780413771902
Publisher: A&c Black 3pl
Language: English
Published: 09/13/1999
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d

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