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Bertolt Brecht in Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bertolt Brecht in Context
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Stephen Brockmann
SeriesLiterature in Context
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:372
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 158
Category/GenreDrama
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781108426466
ClassificationsDewey:832.912
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 10 June 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bertolt Brecht in Context examines Brecht's significance and contributions as a writer and the most influential playwright of the twentieth century. It explores the specific context from which he emerged in imperial Germany during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as Brecht's response to the turbulent German history of the twentieth century: World Wars One and Two, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship, the experience of exile, and ultimately the division of Germany into two competing political blocs divided by the postwar Iron Curtain. Throughout this turbulence, and in spite of it, Brecht managed to remain extraordinarily productive, revolutionizing the theater of the twentieth century and developing a new approach to language and performance. Because of his unparalleled radicalism and influence, Brecht remains controversial to this day. This book - with a Foreword by Mark Ravenhill - lays out in clear and accessible language the shape of Brecht's contribution and the reasons for his ongoing influence.

Author Biography

Stephen Brockmann is Professor of German at Carnegie Mellon University and has served as president of the International Brecht Society since 2014. From 2002-2007 he was the managing editor of the Brecht Yearbook, and in 2011-2012 he was the president of the German Studies Association.

Reviews

'It should be mentioned that the generous editor Stephen Brockmann translated a number of German-language contributions himself. The book has been edited in an exemplary way, including a full bibliography, short biographies of the authors, and an index of people, works, key places, and even concepts. The index alone reveals that concepts such as Gestus and Lehrstuck (learning play) have been taken up and handled with remarkable diversity. And the Threepenny Opera is vital in many respects.' Michael Friedrichs, Dreigroschenheft Review