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Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life (Biography and Autobiography)
This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer.
Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished ...more
Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished ...more
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704 pages
Published
February 13th 2014
by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
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This book is not for the faint-hearted. The first English language biography of playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht for 20 years, it’s a long, meticulously researched and detailed account of this controversial and important figure of 20th century literary life, and a powerful evocation of the man and artist in his historical and political context. Exhaustive and scholarly, it is perhaps more for the specialist and serious student than the general reader, but the book cannot be faulted for its sco
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For the anti-Fascist emigre, the USA's continuing neutrality in the war was deeply frustrating. He could not forget the 'butchery 15,000 kilometers away, which is deciding our fate across Europe at its broadest point, is only an echo in the hubbub of the art-market here.' At a time when Nazi Germany was destroying Europe, Brecht, his status diminished to picaresque survivor, had become a bit-player in the capitalist swindle. Brecht concluded a letter to his translator Hoffman Hays: 'The worst of
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It was a little daunting, looking at a 700+ page book, a biography of a German playwright, but the research and presentation of Bertolt Brecht's life is thorough and meticulous.
This isn't your average, summer beach reading biography. This is a comprehensive look at a political playwright of 'epic theatre,' and a Marxist. One nice thing about a biography of a writer is thatthe writer often leaves a trail of thoughts, writ ...more
It was a little daunting, looking at a 700+ page book, a biography of a German playwright, but the research and presentation of Bertolt Brecht's life is thorough and meticulous.
This isn't your average, summer beach reading biography. This is a comprehensive look at a political playwright of 'epic theatre,' and a Marxist. One nice thing about a biography of a writer is thatthe writer often leaves a trail of thoughts, writ ...more
