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Autore |
Glahn Philip |
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Bertolt Brecht / / Philip Glahn |
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London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Theater - History - 19th century |
Theater - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Bertolt Brecht; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Poet of Crisis, 1898-1923; 2. 'Mehr guten Sport': Brecht in Berlin, 1924-8; 3. Work, Class and the Struggle with Marxism, 1929-33; 4. Early Exile: 'Singing about Dark Times', 1933-41; 5. U.S. Exile: The Dialectics of Alienation and 'Culinary' Art, 1941-7; 6. Realpolitik: Theatre of Socialism, 1947-56; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A playwright, poet, and activist, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was known for his theory of the epic theater and his attempts to break down the division between high art and popular culture. He was also a committed Marxist who lived through two world wars and a global depression. Looking at Brecht's life and works through his plays, stories, poems, and political essays, Philip Glahn illustrates how they trace a lifelong attempt to relate to the specific social, economic, and political circumstances of the early twentieth century. Glahn reveals how Brecht upended the language and gest |
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