Bertolt Brecht / Philip Glahn.
| Author/creator | Glahn, Philip author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : Reaktion Books, 2014. |
| Description | 239 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical lives Critical lives (London, England) ^A697114 |
| Contents | Poet of crisis, 1898-1923 -- 'Mehr guten Sport': Brecht in Berlin, 1924-8 -- Work, class and the struggle with Marxism, 1929-33 -- Early exile: 'Singing about dark times', 1933-41 -- U.S. exile: the dialectics of alienation and "culinary' art, 1941-7 -- Realpolitik: theatre of socialism, 1947-56. |
| Abstract | Known for his experimental, modernist Epic Theatre and its 'alienation effect', Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) sought to break down the division between high art and popular culture. The Threepenny Opera, his collaboration with composer Kurt Weill, was a milestone in musical theatre, and plays like Mother Courage and Galileo changed the course of modern drama and aesthetic theory. Philip Glahn looks at Brecht's life and works through his plays and stories, poems and political essays in order to illustrate how they trace a lifelong attempt to relate to specific social, economic and political circumstances. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236). |
| ISBN | 9781780232621 |
| ISBN | 1780232624 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PT2603 .R397 Z624 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |