Bentley On Brecht

Author : Eric Bentley
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810123939

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Bentley on Brecht by Eric Bentley Pdf

Recipient of 2007 The Robert Chesley Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Playwriting Winner of 2006 International Association of Theatre Critics Thalia Prize Winner of 2006 Village Voice OBIE Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Since their first meeting in Santa Monica, California in 1942, Eric Bentley has been Bertolt Brecht's other, offstage voice. Just as Brecht reshaped modern theater, Bentley's writings on Brecht helped shape his reputation in the United States and the rest of the world. Bentley on Brecht represents a lifetime of critical and personal thoughts on both Brecht as friend and Brecht as influential literary figure. Brought together in this volume are Brecht-Bentley correspondence, Bentley's personal recollections of his years with Brecht, including Charles Laughton's production of Galileo, Brecht's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Bentley's analysis of Brecht's plays.

Author : Eric Bentley
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810107333

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Thinking about the Playwright by Eric Bentley Pdf

Essays discuss Ibsen, Strindberg, O'Neill, Brecht, Shaw, acting styles, theater controversies, translation, regional drama, and the nature of theater.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0802130593

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Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

Dramatizes Galileo's conflict with the church over his assertion that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Author : Bertolt Brecht,Hanns Eisler
Publisher : Oak Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1967-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783234417

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The Brecht-Eisler Song Book by Bertolt Brecht,Hanns Eisler Pdf

Here are 42 poems by Bertolt Brecht, including several from various plays, with musical settings by Hanns Eisler. Eric Bentley has compiled the collection, created singable English translations (which appear along with the German), and supplied historical notes on the songs. Earl Robinson has supervised the editing of the music, supplied piano arrangements where necessary, and added guitar accompaniments for all songs.

Author : Eric Bentley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0156720418

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The Playwright as Thinker by Eric Bentley Pdf

Here is Bentley's definitive original text, including his long-suppressed foreword. A major study by one of the leading modern dramatic critics. Introduction by Richard Gilman; new Afterword by the Author. Index.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0802132456

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Die Hauspostille by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

Book jacket: Known primarily as a dramatist, Bertolt Brecht was also a gifted poet. These fifty poems--among them many ballads that later became part of The Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny, and Baal--reveal the tremendous range and versatility of Brecht's expression. His first and best book of poetry, Manual of Piety uses the traditional form of devotional literature to provide both an irreverant spoof and a serious critique of the post-World War I European (and more specifically, German) culture that gave rise to fascism. His characteristically sly wit combines with mordant social commentary to make Manual of Piety Brecht at his most hilarious--and also his most brutally incisive.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0141185392

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Parables for the Theatre by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

Author : Eric Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015021875763

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The Brecht Memoir by Eric Bentley Pdf

An extremely personal and vitally important account of the relationship between the great playwright and the great critic--a friendship that was personally warm, politically problematic, and artistically productive. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Eric Bentley
Publisher : New York, N.Y. : Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : English drama
ISBN : 0087910292

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Before Brecht by Eric Bentley Pdf

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 1456 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780871407689

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The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

A landmark literary event, The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht is the most extensive English translation of Brecht’s poetry to date. Widely celebrated as the greatest German playwright of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht was also, as George Steiner observed, “that very rare phenomenon, a great poet, for whom poetry is an almost everyday visitation and drawing of breath.” Hugely prolific, Brecht also wrote more than two thousand poems—though fewer than half were published in his lifetime, and early translations were heavily censored. Now, award-winning translators David Constantine and Tom Kuhn have heroically translated more than 1,200 poems in the most comprehensive English collection of Brecht’s poetry to date. Written between 1913 and 1956, these poems celebrate Brecht’s unquenchable “love of life, the desire for better and more of it,” and reflect the technical virtuosity of an artist driven by bitter and violent politics, as well as by the untrammeled forces of love and erotic desire. A monumental achievement and a reclamation, The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht is a must-have for any lover of twentieth-century poetry.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSD:31822036270148

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The Exception and the Rule by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408161012

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict over possession of a child features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature. Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child; thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. Written in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically-charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre. This volume contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases. It features the acclaimed translation by James and Tania Stern with W. H. Auden.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134637119

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Brecht Sourcebook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472538185

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The Good Person Of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening Standard Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tabacco shop but finds it is impossible to survive as a good person in a corrupt world without the support of her ruthless alter ego Shui Ta. Brecht's parable of good and evil was first performed in 1943 and remains one of his most popular and frequently produced plays worldwide. This Student Edition features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408160916

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Life Of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature Along with Mother Courage, the character of Galileo is one of Brecht's greatest creations, immensely live, human and complex. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation, Galileo's heretical discoveries about the solar system bring him to the attention of the Inquisition. He is scared into publicly abjuring his theories but, despite his self-contempt, goes on working in private, eventually helping to smuggle his writings out of the country. As an examination of the problems that face not only the scientist but also the whole spirit of free inquiry when brought into conflict with the requirements of government or official ideology, Life of Galileo has few equals. Written in exile in 1937-9 and first performed in Zurich in 1943, Galileo was first staged in English in 1947 by Joseph Losey in a version jointly prepared by Brecht and Charles Laughton, who played the title role. Printed here is the complete translation by John Willett.