{"product_id":"bertolt-brecht-in-context-hardback-9781108426466","title":"Bertolt Brecht in Context (Hardback) 9781108426466","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBertolt Brecht in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBertolt Brecht in Context examines Brecht's significance and contributions as a writer and the most influential playwright of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Brockmann (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108426466, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It should be mentioned that the generous editor Stephen Brockmann translated a number of German-language contributions himself.  The book has been edited in an exemplary way, including a full bibliography, short biographies of the authors, and an index of people, works, key places, and even concepts. The index alone reveals that concepts such as Gestus and Lehrstuck (learning play) have been taken up and handled with remarkable diversity. And the Threepenny Opera is vital in many respects.' Michael Friedrichs, Dreigroschenheft Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBertolt Brecht in Context examines Brecht's significance and contributions as a writer and the most influential playwright of the twentieth century. It explores the specific context from which he emerged in imperial Germany during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as Brecht's response to the turbulent German history of the twentieth century: World Wars One and Two, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship, the experience of exile, and ultimately the division of Germany into two competing political blocs divided by the postwar Iron Curtain. Throughout this turbulence, and in spite of it, Brecht managed to remain extraordinarily productive, revolutionizing the theater of the twentieth century and developing a new approach to language and performance. Because of his unparalleled radicalism and influence, Brecht remains controversial to this day. This book – with a Foreword by Mark Ravenhill – lays out in clear and accessible language the shape of Brecht's contribution and the reasons for his ongoing influence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Stephen Brockmann\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Brecht's World: 1. Brecht's Augsburg years Jürgen Hillesheim\u003cbr\u003e 2. Models for epic theater from the Munich years: Wedekind and Valentin Meg Mumford\u003cbr\u003e 3. Brecht in the Weimar republic Ronald Speirs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Brecht's emergence as a young poet Dorothee Ostmeier\u003cbr\u003e 5. Brecht and music: the fly in the amber Joachim Lucchesi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Brecht and political theater Laura Bradley\u003cbr\u003e 7. Brecht and Germany Stephen Brockmann\u003cbr\u003e 8. '[She] made suggestions. We took them': Brecht's women collaborators Paula Hanssen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Brecht's interviews Noah Willumsen\u003cbr\u003e 10. Brecht and exile Johannes Evelein\u003cbr\u003e 11. Brecht and the German Democratic Republic Mark Clark\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Berliner Ensemble David Barnett\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Brecht's Work: 13. The work of the theater Marc Silberman\u003cbr\u003e 14. Brecht and Marxism Anthony Squiers\u003cbr\u003e 15. Brecht and photography Tom Kuhn\u003cbr\u003e 16. Brecht and film: medium and masses Theodore F. Rippey\u003cbr\u003e 17. Brecht and fiction Ernest Schonfield\u003cbr\u003e 18. Gestus in context Sabine Hake\u003cbr\u003e 19. Brecht's ethics Markus Wessendorf\u003cbr\u003e 20. Brecht and dialectics Joseph Dial\u003cbr\u003e 21. Brecht and east Asia Antony Tatlow\u003cbr\u003e 22. Brecht's work with musical composers Vera Stegmann\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The World's Brecht: 23. Brecht and feminism Helen Fehervary\u003cbr\u003e 24. Brecht in southern Africa Loren Kruger\u003cbr\u003e 25. Brecht in the creation, production, and analysis of opera today Joy Calico\u003cbr\u003e 26. Brecht and his biographers Jost Hermand\u003cbr\u003e 27. Brecht editions Erdmut Wizisla\u003cbr\u003e 28. Brecht and German studies Hunter Bivens\u003cbr\u003e 29. Beginning where Brecht left off: Heiner Müller and Brecht's legacy Janine Ludwig\u003cbr\u003e 30. Bertolt Brecht in Brazil Jürgen Pelzer\u003cbr\u003e 31. World spirit versus spirit of the age: Brecht's impact and influence on East German literature and culture Kerstin Hensel\u003cbr\u003e 32. Brecht in fiction Robert Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 33. Brecht and contemporary experimental theater Nikolaus Müller-Schöll\u003cbr\u003e 34. Brecht and US actor training Wendy Arons\u003cbr\u003e 35. Brecht and transcultural theater Günther Heeg\u003cbr\u003e 36. Thinking Brecht in(to) the university Norman Roessler\u003cbr\u003e 37. 'Shrunk in translation' or: the (Ir)resistible rise of the old traduttore\/traditore tradition…. 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