a drama in two acts for seven men, five women, assorted book people and voices
Bradbury, Ray
1986
A dramatization of Ray Bradbury's novel about a bookburning official in a future fascist state who finds out that books are a vital part of a culture he never knew and clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed.
Presents biographical information on French writer, newspaper editor, and Nazi collaborator Robert Brasillach, and examines some of the ethical questions raised by his trial.
An army of malcontents and right-wing extremists is growing in Germany. Signs of party abuses are re-occuring today. Will history be allowed to repeat itself?.
Introduces the key characteristics and proponents of fascism, tracing its development from its origins to the twenty-first century, and looking at how fascism affects the lives of people who live under the system.
Examines the history of Fascism, a government philosophy that denied rights to individuals, demanded blind obedience to a dictator, and glorified violence, and details the rise and fall of this form of government.