|
The Theatre Of Bertolt Brecht
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Theatre Of Bertolt Brecht
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Willett
|
| Series | Plays and Playwrights |
|---|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
|
| Category/Genre | Drama
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9780413343604
|
| Classifications | Dewey:832.912 |
|---|
| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
|---|
| Edition |
New Edition - New Edition
|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
|
| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
|
| Publication Date |
7 July 1977 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
This study of Brecht's theatre from eight different aspects was first published in 1959. The book aims to explain the difficult aspects of his ideology and political leanings in a straightforward manner. It traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his major plays and explains his evolving notion of epic theatre within the political and social climate of the 1920s, Marxism, Nazism and post-war Communism.
Author Biography
John Willett (1917-2002) was the greatest English language authority on Brecht the writer and man of the theatre. The foremost translator and editor of Brecht's drama, poetry, letters, diaries, theatrical essays and fiction, Willett produced a dozen volumes for Methuen Drama on the greatest modern German writer.
|
