The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Written byBertolt Brecht
Date premieredStuttgart, Germany, 10 November 1958[1]
Original languageGerman
SubjectAdolf Hitler's rise to power
GenreAllegory, satire
SettingChicago, 1930s

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (German: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by ruthlessly disposing of the opposition. The play is a satirical allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany prior to World War II.

  1. ^ Willett & Manheim 1981, "Introduction", vii–xx

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