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Description for Bertolt Brecht
Paperback. A new critical biography of the influential modernist playwright, writer, poet and activist, Bertolt Brecht. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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. Framed by two World ... Read more
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. Framed by two World ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780232621
SKU
V9781780232621
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Ref
99-15
About Philip Glahn
Philip Glahn is Associate Professor of Critical Studies and Aesthetics at Temple University in Philadelphia, and a contributor to AfterImage and Art Journal.
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