New edition; revised for the centenary of Brechts birth; containing additional updated materialIn 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 Brechts 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)
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