Reviews for Baal, A Man's a Man, The Elephant Calf: Three Plays

The average rating for Baal, A Man's a Man, The Elephant Calf: Three Plays based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-27 00:00:00 James Mlnarik بعل ، يك اثر قابل توجه ديگه از برتولت برشت . بعل اولين نمايشنامه اي بود كه برشت نوشت و سرگذشت شاعر جواني است كه بي دغدغه از لذت هاي دنيايي بهره مي جويد و چون به سيري و اشباع مي رسد مرگ را برمي گزيند . . در اسطوره هاي بين النهرين بعل خداي طوفان ، باران و باروريست . قسمت مورد علاقم از اين نمايشنامه مكالمه ي بعل با ولگرد و ميكده ي اشپيتال بود . از اون جايي كه اين نمايش موزيكال بوده فك كنم.. (توي فيلمش هم ديويد بوييِ كبير نقش بعل رو بازي ميكنه :دي ) و شعر هاي داخل كتاب ترجمه شده ست ، خيلي دلم ميخواست كه بتونم نسخه ي آلمانيش رو بخونم . چون به احتمال زياد اصلا با ترجمش قابل مقايسه نيست . ولي خب در كل قشنگ بود و فارسيش هم خالي از لطف نيست . . . و آنگاه كه در زهدان تاريك زمين مي پوسيد بعل آسمان هنوز گسترده بود و خاموش و پريده رنگ. و جوان بود و برهنه و شگفت انگيز آن سان كه دوست مي داشت بعل. آنگه كه بود بعل

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-24 00:00:00 Kevin Wells Even after reading the play a second time, I still cannot resolve the ambivalence I feel towards Baal. The play seems to offer a kind of "vision" of the kind of life that one can lead in a world that would eventually destroy or envelope you, unhinging any kind of normal moral standards that one holds. While I can understand the grounds for such a vision, that only in the end is the beginning, it does not mean that I necessarily agree with it. Neither do I feel that it has resolved issues with regards to strength and weakness. Perhaps that is why Brecht, upon looking back at the play, comments that the play is "lacking in wisdom." Nevertheless, the romantic note at which the play ends upon is truly reverberating, whereby I do not think that the chord will die down anytime soon.