Author | : Karel Capek |
File Size | : 47,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 20 May 2014 |
ISBN | : 9781408148563 |
Pages | : 291 pages |
Capek Four Plays by Karel Capek Book PDF Summary
"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.