Overview
New edition, revised for the centenary of Brecht's birth, containing additional updated material In this classic study, John Willett sets in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner but Brecht the writer and man of his time. Through chapters on Brecht's relationships and attitudes to contemporary politics, English and American literature, Expressionism, music, art and cinema, as well as to such figures as Auden, Kipling and Piscator, the book presents a detailed and wide-ranging account of one of the most significant men of this century. ""An outstanding introduction to its subject. . . will immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who think they know it all"" (Times Educational Supplement); ""Economical, witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the dramatist"" (London Review of Books); ""An extraordinarily rich volume, which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded"" (New Statesman)
Full Product Details
Author: John Willett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Edition: Revised - 2nd edition, revised
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9780413723109
ISBN 10: 0413723100
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 05 February 1998
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""An outstanding introduction to its subject. . . will immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who think they know it all"" * Times Educational Supplement * ""Economical, witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the dramatist"" * London Review of Books * An extraordinarily rich volume, which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded * New Statesman *"
An outstanding introduction to its subject. . . will immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who think they know it all * Times Educational Supplement * Economical, witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the dramatist * London Review of Books * An extraordinarily rich volume, which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded * New Statesman *
""An outstanding introduction to its subject. . . will immeasurably enrich Brechtians young and old, especially those who think they know it all"" * Times Educational Supplement * ""Economical, witty and unpretentious in a way that Brecht would have liked, but immensely well-informed and thoroughly documented, seems certain to become required reading for anyone seriously interested in the dramatist"" * London Review of Books * An extraordinarily rich volume, which succeeds in being packed but uncrowded * New Statesman *
Author Information
John Willett (1917-2002) was the greatest English language authority on Brecht the writer and man of the theatre. The foremost translator and editor of Brecht's drama, poetry, letters, diaries, theatrical essays and fiction, Willett produced a dozen volumes for Methuen Drama on the greatest modern German writer.
