Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language.This second volume of Brecht's Collected Plays brings together some of his most glittering Berlin successes includin[...]

One of a planned series of eight, this volume features "The Good Person of Szechwan", "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui", and "Mr Puntila and his Man Matti". It also contains extensive notes, as well as variant versions and relevant texts by Brecht himself.[...]

This volume brings together two of Brecht's plays, "Life of Galileo" and "Mother Courage and Her Children". "Galileo" examines the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology. In "Mother Courage" the heroine clings to the source of her livelihood, as war rages around her.[...]

This volume contains a selection of Brecht's last completed plays, from the eight years between his return from America to Europe after the war and his death in 1956. It contains 'The Antigone of Sophocles', 'The Days of the Commune', 'Turandot or The Whitewashers' Congress'.[...]

Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students wanting a rich appreciation of the development of Brecht's thinking on theatre and aesthetics. First published in 1964 and on reading lists ever since, it has now been wholly revised, re-edited and expand[...]

Die erfolgreiche Reihe der Oldenbourg Interpretationen umfasst alle Epochen und Gattungen. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt auf aktuellen Titeln der Gegenwartsliteratur, die für den Deutschunterricht entdeckt werden. Lehrern und Schülern bietet die Reihe über 100 sorgfältig aufbereitete Werke.[...]

This play, written during Brecht's exile to the United States and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbours.[...]

"Mother Courage and Her Children" is a classic in the repertory of Western theater. Written in response to the outbreak of World War II, this "chronicle play" of the Thirty Years War follows one of Brecht's most enduring characters, Courage, as she trails the armies across Europe, selling provisions[...]

A billingual collection showing the range of Brecht's poetry, from the early Manual of Piety to the late Songs, Poems, and Choruses, including songs from his theater works. Translated and introduced by H.R. Hays.
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Peterson, a moderately successful artist, is finally given a chance to shine at the Beerpoele biennial festival. However, upon arriving in the village, he realises the festival is a little more amateur and its organisers a little more laid-back than he had expected. Still hoping for his fifteen minu[...]

This study of Brecht's theatre from eight different aspects was first published in 1959. The book aims to explain the difficult aspects of his ideology and political leanings in a straightforward manner. It traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his major[...]

Part of the "Modern plays" series aimed at the burgeoning readership of young theatregoers, this title and five others are reissued, representing the range and vitality of the list of 170 titles in print .[...]