This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898 1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and [...]
Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a fictional, small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade in the 1930s. The satirical allegor[...]
For westerners, China's history is often reduced to a choice between timeless Confucian ideals or incomprehensible barbarisms such as footbinding or mass slaughter, fueled by generalizations such as "China has five thousand years of history," "China was a Confucian society," "Chinese women were vict[...]
This volume contains Brecht's post-1950 adaptations of world dramatic classics for the Berliner Ensemble. Brecht's remodeled versions show all of the great dramatist's characteristic preoccupations: hatred of personal greatness, admiration of the people and hatred of war unless waged on behalf of th[...]
Everyone knows that Bertolt Brecht was one of the great 20th-century innovators in theatre - the literary-theatrical equivalent of a Picasso or Stravinsky - and Germany's greatest poet of the last century, but the playwright was also a dazzling writer of stories. Storytelling permeated his art as a [...]
This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of[...]
Deals with the relationship between economic and sexual oppression.
Known for his experimental, modernist Epic Theatre and its 'alienation effect', Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) sought to break down the division between high art and popular culture. The Threepenny Opera, his collaboration with composer Kurt Weill, was a milestone in musical theatre, and plays like Mo[...]
Brechts Gedichte faszinieren durch die Kunst der Lakonik, durch höchste Präzision und Bildkraft. Diese Sammlung hat seit ihrer Erstausgabe 1951 ein millionenfaches Publikumgefunden.SieenthältBrechts bekannteste Gedichte: Balladen, Kindergedichte, Lieder aus berühmten Stücken, Pamphlete und Lyri[...]
In der Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts hat die Lyrik Bertolt Brechts einen herausragenden Stellenwert. Zweitausend Gedichte schrieb Brecht zwischen 1913 und 1956; sie haben an Kraft und Geltung bis heute nichts eingebüßt. Der Band bietet alle Gedichtsammlungen in chronologischer Reihenfolge und[...]
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.[...]
Täglich trägt der Mensch sein gröÃtes Organ zu Markte: seine Haut. Mit einer Fläche von fast zwei Quadratmetern umspannt sie seinen Organismus. Alle 27 Tage erneuert sich ihre gesamte Oberfläche. Millionen von Sinneszellen nehmen Tast- und Druckempfindungen auf. Diese lösen ein [...]