Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague
Author: Capek,Karel
ISBN: 9780413771902
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Aug 2006
Pages: 356 Format: Paperback / softback
'There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surr ealistic 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 Capek 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.'
ISBN: 9780413771902
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Aug 2006
Pages: 356 Format: Paperback / softback
'There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surr ealistic 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 Capek 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.'
