{"product_id":"brecht-and-tragedy-radicalism-traditionalism-eristics-hardback-9781108489683","title":"Brecht and Tragedy; Radicalism, Traditionalism, Eristics (Hardback) 9781108489683","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBrecht and Tragedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRadicalism, Traditionalism, Eristics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores Brecht's complex relationship with Greek tragedy and the tragic tradition, including significant archival material not seen before.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Revermann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108489683, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 December 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages, 36 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 17.6 x 3.3 cm, 1.02 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'… a valuable, erudite, and inspiring study of Brecht and tragedy.' Silvija Jestrovic, European Association for the study of theatre and performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis wide-ranging, detailed and engaging study of Brecht's complex relationship with Greek tragedy and tragic tradition argues that this is fundamental for understanding his radicalism. Featuring an extensive discussion of The Antigone of Sophocles (1948) and further related works (the Antigone model book and the Small Organon for the Theatre), this monograph includes the first-ever publication of the complete set of colour photographs taken by Ruth Berlau. This is complemented by comparatist explorations of many of Brecht's own plays as his experiments with tragedy conceptualized as the 'big form'. The significance for Brecht of the Greek tragic tradition is positioned in relation to other formative influences on his work (Asian theatre, Naturalism, comedy, Schiller and Shakespeare). Brecht emerges as a theatre artist of enormous range and creativity, who has succeeded in re-shaping and re-energizing tragedy and has carved paths for its continued artistic and political relevance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Radicalism, traditionalism, eristics\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Point of contact 1948: 1. 1948 – A year of krisis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Professing non-Aristotelianism: Brecht's Small Organon for the Theatre (1948)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Utilizing Greek tragedy: Brecht's The Antigone of Sophocles (1948)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The making of a model: Antigonemodell 1948\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Positionings: 5. The other Other: Brecht's Asia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Naturalism and related diseases\u003cbr\u003e 7. Schiller: rival and inspiration\u003cbr\u003e 8. Comedy and the comic\u003cbr\u003e 9. Shakespeare and the road beyond tragedy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Comparatist explorations: 10. The tragedy of Mother Courage\u003cbr\u003e 11. Brechtian chorality\u003cbr\u003e 12. Threepenny Opera: the view from below\u003cbr\u003e 13. Appellative anti-tragedy: gods, parody and closure in The Good Person of Sezuan\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mahagonny: rise and fall of a dystopian city\u003cbr\u003e 15. Anti-tragic justice: The Measure\u003cbr\u003e 16. Heroism and its discontents I: the epic tragedy The Judith of Shimoda – expansion, commentary, metapoetics\u003cbr\u003e 17. Heroism and its discontents II: Galileo, a tragic hero of science?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Brecht and tragedy – pulling threads together.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913248203032,"sku":"9781108489683","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108489683i.jpg?v=1696706595","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/brecht-and-tragedy-radicalism-traditionalism-eristics-hardback-9781108489683","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}