| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Series |
RB-Critical Lives |
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RB-Critical Lives
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| Contents |
Cover; Bertolt Brecht; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Poet of Crisis, 1898-1923; 2. 'Mehr guten Sport': Brecht in Berlin, 1924-8; 3. Work, Class and the Struggle with Marxism, 1929-33; 4. Early Exile: 'Singing about Dark Times', 1933-41; 5. U.S. Exile: The Dialectics of Alienation and 'Culinary' Art, 1941-7; 6. Realpolitik: Theatre of Socialism, 1947-56; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
A playwright, poet, and activist, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was known for his theory of the epic theater and his attempts to break down the division between high art and popular culture. He was also a committed Marxist who lived through two world wars and a global depression. Looking at Brecht's life and works through his plays, stories, poems, and political essays, Philip Glahn illustrates how they trace a lifelong attempt to relate to the specific social, economic, and political circumstances of the early twentieth century. Glahn reveals how Brecht upended the language and gest |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
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| SUBJECT |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 fast |
| Subject |
DRAMA -- Continental European.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780233017 |
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1780233019 |
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1306839076 |
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9781306839075 |
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9781780232621 |
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1780232624 |
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