The four volumes contain all 23 of Witkiewicz’s plays in English translation, including The Madman and the Nun, The Crazy Locomotive, The Water Hen, The Shoemaker, They, The Pragmatists, Tumor Brainiowicz, Gyubal Wahazar, The Anonymous Work, The Cuttlefish, The Beelzebub Sonata, as well as essays and introductions by translator Daniel Gerould.





Volume 1 contents:







Preface
Chronology
Introduction
W’s Theory of Theatre
W’s Dramatic Universe
Comedies of Family Life
The Poor Boy
Menagerie or The Elephant Escapades
Courageous Princess [King and Thief]
Princess Magdalena or The Importunate Prince
Cockroaches