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

by Karel Capek, Cathy Porter (Translator), Peter Majer (Translator)

Overview

"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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780413771902
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/13/1999
Series:	World Classics
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague

Editorial Reviews

"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" --Arthur Miller

From the Publisher

There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination

Arthur Miller