A Bertolt Brecht reference companion

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A Bertolt Brecht reference companion

edited by Siegfried Mews

Greenwood Press, 1997

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Bertolt Brecht has been perceived as an ardent proponent of social change, an avid advocate of a just world that he defined in terms of socialism, and an adamant foe of capitalism for whose demise he hoped. He is justly regarded as one of the great innovators of theater theory and practice in the 20th century, and his influence has extended to Latin America and Asia. This reference book surveys Brecht's enormous contribution to world drama. Chapters by expert contributors assess his dramatic innovations, his poetry and prose, and topics of special interest to Brecht studies. With the centennial of his birth approaching in 1998, Bertolt Brecht's controversial reception in general and in the United States in particular, is coming into clearer focus. One of the great dramatists of the 20th century, Brecht has been viewed as an ardent proponent of social change, an avid advocate of a just world that he defined in terms of socialism, and an adamant foe of capitalism for whose demise he hoped. With the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the political and economic milieu of Europe has changed drastically, and socialist writers are now being studied from a fresh perspective. This volume surveys and assesses Brecht's enormous contribution to the arts. Chapters by expert contributors explore his innovative dramatic theory and theatrical practice. Though best known for his contribution to the stage, Brecht also wrote poetry and prose fiction, and his poems and prose are examined in this work. Brecht's influence is also considered, and chapters examine topics of special interest, such as Brecht and film, the role of music in his works, feminist and Marxist approaches to his writings, the problem of translating Brecht into English, and the reception and appropriation of his plays and dramatic theory in various countries. While the chapters are historical in focus, the contributors also demonstrate the continuing relevance of Brecht in general and the Brechtian theater in particular in the 1990s.

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Prefatory Note Reference Guide to Frequently Cited Works Introduction by Siegfried Mews Theory and Practice of the Theater Alienation in Context: On the Theory and Practice of Brechtian Theater by Reinhold Grimm Brecht and the Problem of Influence by Christine Kiebuzinska Brecht's "Lehrstucke": A Laboratory for Epic and Dialectic Theater by Karl-Heinz Schoeps First Comes the Belly, then Morality by Herbert Knust Poetry and Prose Fiction Poetry, History, and Communication by Christiane Bohnert War-Poetry, Photo(epi)grammetry: Brecht's "Kriegsfibel", by Stefan Soldovieri Dialectics and Reader Response: Bertolt Brecht's Prose Cycles by Sabine Gross Film and Music Brecht and Film by Marc Silberman Brecht, New Waves, and Political Modernism in Cinema by Barton Byg Brecht contra Wagner: The Evolution of the Modern Music Theater by Vera Stegmann Brecht and His Musical Collaborators by Thomas R. Nadar Marxism and Feminism Brecht's Marxist Aesthetic by Douglas Kellner The Evolution of the Feminine Principle in Brecht's Work: An Overview by Laureen Nussbaum Translation, Reception, and Appropriation Negotiating Meanings: Thoughts on Brecht and Translation by Michael Morley Brecht and the American Theater by Carl Weber Brecht in Latin America: Theater Bearing Witness by Marina Pianca Brecht in Asia: New Agendas, National Traditions, and Critical Consciousness by Michael Bodden Bibliography Index

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