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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Laura Bradley (Lecturer in German, University of Edinburgh)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780199286584ISBN 10: 0199286582 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 29 June 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: From Nizhni-Novgorod to Moabit: the genesis and première of Die Mutter, 1931-2 2: Model or museum exhibit? Die Mutter at the Berliner Ensemble, 1951-71 3: The politics of performance: Die Mutter in West and East Berlin, 1970 and 1974 4: Translation and transference since 1932 5: Die Mutter and German reunification, 1988-2003 Conclusion GlossaryReviewsThis meticulously researched and informative book will be a boon for theater practitioners. It should also serve as a model for performance histories of other Brect plays. Helen Fehervary Gestus-Music-Text meticulous original research Anselm Heinrich NTQ Laura Bradley's Brecht and Political Theatre demonstrates convincingly and compellingly that this lesser known work merits the attention that she most assiduously devotes to it. Bradley's book has several aims, all of which she competently accomplishes. Clare Finburgh, The Review of English Studies [An] impressive work. Forum For Modern Language Studies, Vol. 43, No. 3 This meticulously researched account of the staging and reception of Brecht's Die Mutter covering a period of seven decades is the first monograph on the play in any language...a densely argued and rewarding survey. J.J. White, MLR, 103.1 Author InformationLaura Bradley studied as an undergraduate and postgraduate at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. She then held a Junior Research Fellowship at Merton College, Oxford. She is now a Lecturer in German at the University of Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |