Limit search to available items
Record 3 of 10
Previous Record Next Record
Book Cover
E-book
Author Bradley, Laura

Title Brecht and Political Theatre : the Mother on Stage
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006

Copies

Description 1 online resource (274 pages)
Series Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs
Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Contents Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. From Nizhni-Novgorod to Moabit: The Genesis and Premire of Die Mutter, 19312; 2. Model or Museum Exhibit? Die Mutter at the Berliner Ensemble, 195171; 3. The Politics of Performance: Die Mutter in West and East Berlin, 1970 and 1974; 4. Translation and Transference since 1932; 5. Die Mutter and German Reunification, 19882003; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Works; Index of Names and Subjects
Summary This study focuses on The Mother, Bertolt Brecht's most overtly political play and the only play which he staged in the Weimar Republic. Through detailed analysis of archival material, Bradley explores how Brecht's theatre practice developed and how it has subsequently been received and challenged by other directors, in and beyond Germany. - ;This production history of The Mother provides substantial new insights into Bertolt Brecht's theatre and drama, his impact on political theatre, and the relationship between text, performance, and politico-cultural context. As the only play which Brecht
Notes Print version record
Subject Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Dramatic production
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Stage history
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Mutter.
SUBJECT Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. fast (OCoLC)fst00031391
Mutter (Brecht, Bertolt) fast (OCoLC)fst01364863
Subject Political plays, German -- History and criticism
Theater -- Political aspects.
Political plays, German.
Theater.
Theater -- Political aspects.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191536779
0191536776