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,…mehr
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.
Introduction Stephen Brockmann Part II. Brecht's World: 1. Brecht's Augsburg years Jürgen Hillesheim 2. Models for epic theater from the Munich years: Wedekind and Valentin Meg Mumford 3. Brecht in the Weimar republic Ronald Speirs 4. Brecht's emergence as a young poet Dorothee Ostmeier 5. Brecht and music: the fly in the amber Joachim Lucchesi 6. Brecht and political theater Laura Bradley 7. Brecht and Germany Stephen Brockmann 8. '[She] made suggestions. We took them': Brecht's women collaborators Paula Hanssen 9. Brecht's interviews Noah Willumsen 10. Brecht and exile Johannes Evelein 11. Brecht and the German Democratic Republic Mark Clark 12. The Berliner Ensemble David Barnett Part II. Brecht's Work: 13. The work of the theater Marc Silberman 14. Brecht and Marxism Anthony Squiers 15. Brecht and photography Tom Kuhn 16. Brecht and film: medium and masses Theodore F. Rippey 17. Brecht and fiction Ernest Schonfield 18. Gestus in context Sabine Hake 19. Brecht's ethics Markus Wessendorf 20. Brecht and dialectics Joseph Dial 21. Brecht and east Asia Antony Tatlow 22. Brecht's work with musical composers Vera Stegmann Part III. The World's Brecht: 23. Brecht and feminism Helen Fehervary 24. Brecht in southern Africa Loren Kruger 25. Brecht in the creation, production, and analysis of opera today Joy Calico 26. Brecht and his biographers Jost Hermand 27. Brecht editions Erdmut Wizisla 28. Brecht and German studies Hunter Bivens 29. Beginning where Brecht left off: Heiner Müller and Brecht's legacy Janine Ludwig 30. Bertolt Brecht in Brazil Jürgen Pelzer 31. World spirit versus spirit of the age: Brecht's impact and influence on East German literature and culture Kerstin Hensel 32. Brecht in fiction Robert Cohen 33. Brecht and contemporary experimental theater Nikolaus Müller-Schöll 34. Brecht and US actor training Wendy Arons 35. Brecht and transcultural theater Günther Heeg 36. Thinking Brecht in(to) the university Norman Roessler 37. 'Shrunk in translation' or: the (Ir)resistible rise of the old traduttore/traditore tradition.... Michael Morley.
Introduction Stephen Brockmann Part II. Brecht's World: 1. Brecht's Augsburg years Jürgen Hillesheim 2. Models for epic theater from the Munich years: Wedekind and Valentin Meg Mumford 3. Brecht in the Weimar republic Ronald Speirs 4. Brecht's emergence as a young poet Dorothee Ostmeier 5. Brecht and music: the fly in the amber Joachim Lucchesi 6. Brecht and political theater Laura Bradley 7. Brecht and Germany Stephen Brockmann 8. '[She] made suggestions. We took them': Brecht's women collaborators Paula Hanssen 9. Brecht's interviews Noah Willumsen 10. Brecht and exile Johannes Evelein 11. Brecht and the German Democratic Republic Mark Clark 12. The Berliner Ensemble David Barnett Part II. Brecht's Work: 13. The work of the theater Marc Silberman 14. Brecht and Marxism Anthony Squiers 15. Brecht and photography Tom Kuhn 16. Brecht and film: medium and masses Theodore F. Rippey 17. Brecht and fiction Ernest Schonfield 18. Gestus in context Sabine Hake 19. Brecht's ethics Markus Wessendorf 20. Brecht and dialectics Joseph Dial 21. Brecht and east Asia Antony Tatlow 22. Brecht's work with musical composers Vera Stegmann Part III. The World's Brecht: 23. Brecht and feminism Helen Fehervary 24. Brecht in southern Africa Loren Kruger 25. Brecht in the creation, production, and analysis of opera today Joy Calico 26. Brecht and his biographers Jost Hermand 27. Brecht editions Erdmut Wizisla 28. Brecht and German studies Hunter Bivens 29. Beginning where Brecht left off: Heiner Müller and Brecht's legacy Janine Ludwig 30. Bertolt Brecht in Brazil Jürgen Pelzer 31. World spirit versus spirit of the age: Brecht's impact and influence on East German literature and culture Kerstin Hensel 32. Brecht in fiction Robert Cohen 33. Brecht and contemporary experimental theater Nikolaus Müller-Schöll 34. Brecht and US actor training Wendy Arons 35. Brecht and transcultural theater Günther Heeg 36. Thinking Brecht in(to) the university Norman Roessler 37. 'Shrunk in translation' or: the (Ir)resistible rise of the old traduttore/traditore tradition.... Michael Morley.
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