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Capek Four Plays - R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (Paperback) Loot Price: R834

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

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

Karel Capek; Translated by Cathy Porter, Peter Majer

Series: World Classics

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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 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.

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Imprint:	Methuen Drama
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	World Classics
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Karel Capek
Translators:	Cathy Porter • Peter Majer
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-413-77190-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General Promotions
LSN:	0-413-77190-3
Barcode:	9780413771902