Post-Imperial Brecht

Download or read book Post-Imperial Brecht written by Loren Kruger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-Imperial Brecht challenges prevailing views of Brecht's theatre and politics. Kruger focuses much of her analysis in regions where Brecht has had special resonance, including East Germany, and South Africa, where Brechtian philosophy has been vigorously employed in the anti-apartheid movement. Kruger also analyses political interpretations of Brecht in light of other key dramatists, including Heiner MÜller and Athol Fugard. The book also examines Brechtian influence on writers and philosophers such as Adorno, Benjamin, and Barthes.