02642nam 2200589 450 991046472710332120200520144314.01-78023-301-9(CKB)3710000000115296(EBL)1693637(SSID)ssj0001236908(PQKBManifestationID)11711454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001236908(PQKBWorkID)11247367(PQKB)10124028(MiAaPQ)EBC1693637(Au-PeEL)EBL1693637(CaPaEBR)ebr10875741(CaONFJC)MIL615158(OCoLC)880531356(EXLCZ)99371000000011529620140611h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBertolt Brecht /Philip GlahnLondon, England :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (241 p.)RB-Critical LivesDescription based upon print version of record.1-78023-262-4 Includes bibliographical references.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 AcknowledgementsA 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 gestRB-Critical LivesTheaterHistory19th centuryTheaterHistory20th centuryElectronic books.TheaterHistoryTheaterHistory832.912Glahn Philip969760MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464727103321Bertolt Brecht2203742UNINA