Bertolt Brecht: a literary life

Parker, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7414-0765 2014. Bertolt Brecht: a literary life. London: Bloomsbury.

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Abstract

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 Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist. Tracing his extraordinary life, from his formative years in Augsburg, through the First World War, his politicisation during the Weimar Republic and his years of exile, up to the Berliner Ensemble's dazzling productions in Paris and London, Parker shows how Brecht achieved his transformative effect upon world theatre and poetry. Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life is a powerful portrait of a great, compulsively contradictory personality, whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Modern Languages
Publisher:	Bloomsbury
ISBN:	9781408155622
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 08:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/118738

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