New edition, revised for the centenary of Brecht's birth, containing
additional updated material In this classic study, John Willett sets
in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner but Brecht the
writer and man of his time. Through chapters on Brecht's relationships
and attitudes to contemporary politics, English and American
literature, Expressionism, music, art and cinema, as well as to such
figures as Auden, Kipling and Piscator, the book presents a detailed
and wide-ranging account of one of the most significant men of this
century. "An outstanding introduction to its subject. . . will
immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who
think they know it all" (Times Educational Supplement); "Economical,
witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but
immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to
become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the
dramatist" (London Review of Books); "An extraordinarily rich volume,
which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded" (New Statesman)
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ISBN
9781474243087
Publisert
2015
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1. utgave
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Vendor
Methuen Drama
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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