Brecht In Context by John Willett

Brecht In Context by John Willett

The second revised edition of this study in which Willett sets in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner but Brecht the writer and man of his time, with chapters on his relationships and attitudes to politics, English and American literature, Expressionism, music, art and cinema, as well as to figures such as Auden, Kipling and Piscator.

"An outstanding introduction to its subject. . will immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who think they know it all" * Times Educational Supplement *
"Economical, witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the dramatist" * London Review of Books *
An extraordinarily rich volume, which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded * New Statesman *

John Willett (1917-2002) was the greatest English language authority on Brecht the writer and man of the theatre. The foremost translator and editor of Brecht's drama, poetry, letters, diaries, theatrical essays and fiction, Willett produced a dozen volumes for Methuen Drama on the greatest modern German writer.

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ISBN 13	9780413723109
ISBN 10	0413723100
Title	Brecht In Context
Author	John Willett
Series	Plays And Playwrights
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	1998-02-05
Number of pages	324
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