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Bertolt Brecht.
A playwright, poet, and activist, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was known for his theory of the epic theater and his attempts to break down the division between high art and popular culture. He was also a committed Marxist who lived through two world wars and a global depression. Looking at Brecht'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2014.
©2014 |
| Colección: | RB-Critical Lives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A playwright, poet, and activist, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was known for his theory of the epic theater and his attempts to break down the division between high art and popular culture. He was also a committed Marxist who lived through two world wars and a global depression. Looking at Brecht's life and works through his plays, stories, poems, and political essays, Philip Glahn illustrates how they trace a lifelong attempt to relate to the specific social, economic, and political circumstances of the early twentieth century. Glahn reveals how Brecht upended the language and gest. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781780233017 1780233019 1306839076 9781306839075 9781780232621 1780232624 |