{"product_id":"re-interpreting-brecht-his-influence-on-contemporary-drama-and-film-paperback-9780521429009","title":"Re-interpreting Brecht; His Influence on Contemporary Drama and Film (Paperback) 9780521429009","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRe-interpreting Brecht\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHis Influence on Contemporary Drama and Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume offers an appraisal of the importance of Bertolt Brecht's theory through the examination of how his plays have been interpreted on stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePia Kleber (Edited by), Colin Visser (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521429009, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 19 March 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume offers a fresh appraisal of the importance of Bertolt Brecht's theory and practice through the documentation of his influence on other dramatists and directors, the examination of how his plays have been interpreted on stage and how his theories have been modified by his followers, and through a selection of the most challenging recent critical approaches to his work. Consideration is also taken of Brecht's influence on contemporary film criticism and his importance for feminist film and theatre. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of drama, literature, German studies and film.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Pia Kleber\u003cbr\u003e 2. Questions concerning Brecht Manfred Wekwerth\u003cbr\u003e 3. The origins, aims, and objectives of the Berliner Ensemble Joachim Tenschert\u003cbr\u003e 4. Two generations of post-Brechtian playwrights in the German Democratic Republic Rolf Rohmer\u003cbr\u003e 5. Productions of Brecht's plays on the West German stage, 1945–1986 Klaus Volker\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ups and downs of British Brecht John Willett\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crossing the desert: Brecht in France in the eighties Bernard Dort\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'His liberty is full of threats to all': Benno Besson's Helsinki Hamlet and Brecht's dialectical appropriation of classic texts Paul Walsh\u003cbr\u003e 9. Blocking Brecht Maartern van Dijk\u003cbr\u003e 10. Some reflections on Brecht and acting Martin Esslin\u003cbr\u003e 11. Brechtian theory and American feminist theatre Karen Laughlin\u003cbr\u003e 12. The influence of Brecht on women's cinema in West Germany Renate Möhrmann\u003cbr\u003e 13. From anti-illusionism to hyper-realism: Bertolt Brecht and contemporary film Thomas Elsaesser\u003cbr\u003e 14. The influence of Brecht Eric Bentley\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\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":46005369897240,"sku":"9780521429009","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521429009i_3aca1914-fa2c-426b-a4f7-79b65c3e956d.jpg?v=1691381696","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/re-interpreting-brecht-his-influence-on-contemporary-drama-and-film-paperback-9780521429009","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}