| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) |
| Series |
Worlds of performance |
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Worlds of performance.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Brecht's Aesthetic Theories -- 1. On Chinese Acting / Bertolt Brecht -- 2. Theatre for Learning / Bertolt Brecht -- 3. Epic Theatre Catechism / Mordecai Gorelik -- 4. Are Stanislavsky and Brecht Commensurable? / Eric Bentley -- 5. Brecht's Concept of Gestus and the American Performance Tradition / Carl Weber -- 6. Beyond Bourgeois Theatre / Jean-Paul Sartre -- pt. II Brecht's Theories in Practice -- 7. Gestus in Music / Kurt Weill -- 8. Composing for BB: Some Comments / Paul Dessau -- 9. Actors on Brecht: The Munich Years / W. Stuart McDowell -- 10. Bertolt Brecht's J.B. / Lee Baxandall -- 11. Baden Lehrstuck / Bertolt Brecht -- 12. Beggar or The Dead Dog / Bertolt Brecht -- 13. Dialectics of Galileo / Ernst Schumacher -- 14. Dispute Over the Valley: An Essay on Bertolt Brecht's Play The Caucasian Chalk Circle / Hans-Joachim Bunge -- 15. Prologue to The Caucasian Chalk Circle / Bertolt Brecht -- pt. III Brecht Interpreted Abroad -- 16. Brecht and the English Theatre / Martin Esslin -- 17. Death of Mother Courage / Henry Glade -- 18. Brecht and Chicano Theatre / Barclay Goldsmith -- 19. Brecht and Latin America's "Theatre of Revolution" / Diana Taylor -- 20. Political Displacements: Toward Historicizing Brecht in Japan, 1932-1998 / Tadashi Uchino -- 21. Actor's Involvement: Notes on Brecht -- An Interview with Joseph Chaikin / Erika Munk -- 22. Brechtian Theory and American Feminist Theatre / Karen Laughlin -- 23. Brecht, Feminism, and Chinese Theatre / Carol Martin |
| Summary |
Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise available in English: The Beggar or The Dead Dog, Baden Lehrstuck and The Seven Deadly Sins of the Lower Middle Class. Editors Martin and Bial have brought together a unique compendium which cove |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 fast |
| Subject |
German literature.
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DRAMA -- Continental European.
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German literature
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Toneelstukken.
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Theorieën.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Martin, Carol J
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Bial, Henry, 1970-
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| ISBN |
9780203979556 |
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0203979559 |
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9780415200424 |
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0415200423 |
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9780415200431 |
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0415200431 |
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