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A Bertolt Brecht Reference Companion (Hardcover, New)
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Bertolt Brecht has been perceived as an ardent proponent of social
change, an avid advocate of a just world that he defined in terms
of socialism, and an adamant foe of capitalism for whose demise he
hoped. He is justly regarded as one of the great innovators of
theater theory and practice in the 20th century, and his influence
has extended to Latin America and Asia. This reference book surveys
Brecht's enormous contribution to world drama. Chapters by expert
contributors assess his dramatic innovations, his poetry and prose,
and topics of special interest to Brecht studies. With the
centennial of his birth approaching in 1998, Bertolt Brecht's
controversial reception in general and in the United States in
particular, is coming into clearer focus. One of the great
dramatists of the 20th century, Brecht has been viewed as an ardent
proponent of social change, an avid advocate of a just world that
he defined in terms of socialism, and an adamant foe of capitalism
for whose demise he hoped. With the opening of the Berlin Wall in
1989, the political and economic milieu of Europe has changed
drastically, and socialist writers are now being studied from a
fresh perspective. This volume surveys and assesses Brecht's
enormous contribution to the arts. Chapters by expert contributors
explore his innovative dramatic theory and theatrical practice.
Though best known for his contribution to the stage, Brecht also
wrote poetry and prose fiction, and his poems and prose are
examined in this work. Brecht's influence is also considered, and
chapters examine topics of special interest, such as Brecht and
film, the role of music in his works, feminist and Marxist
approaches to his writings, the problem of translating Brecht into
English, and the reception and appropriation of his plays and
dramatic theory in various countries. While the chapters are
historical in focus, the contributors also demonstrate the
continuing relevance of Brecht in general and the Brechtian theater
in particular in the 1990s.
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