Re-interpreting Brecht

Download or read book Re-interpreting Brecht written by Pia Kleber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-03-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a fresh appraisal of the importance of Bertolt Brecht's theory and practice through the documentation of his influence on other dramatists and directors, the examination of how his plays have been interpreted on stage and how his theories have been modified by his followers, and through a selection of the most challenging recent critical approaches to his work. Consideration is also taken of Brecht's influence on contemporary film criticism and his importance for feminist film and theatre. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of drama, literature, German studies and film.