Bertolt Brecht - Wikipedia
WEBEugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.
Bertolt Brecht | Biography, Plays, Epic Theater, Poems, & Facts
WEBBertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theater departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum for leftist causes. His notable plays include The Threepenny Opera and Mother Courage and Her Children.
Bertolt Brecht: Powerful Mastermind of Epic Theatre
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Bertolt Brecht died of a heart attack on 14 August 1956, aged just 58 years. His contribution to theatre included writing over fifty plays, poetry, plus numerous essays on the theatre. Today, Brecht is widely regarded as one of the most significant theatre practitioners of the 20th century.
Bertolt Brecht | Poetry Foundation
WEBBertolt Brecht was one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century. His works include The Threepenny Opera (1928) with composer Kurt Weill, Mother Courage and Her Children (1941), The Good Person of Szechwan (1943), and …
Bertolt Brecht summary | Britannica
WEBBertolt Brecht, orig. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, (born Feb. 10, 1898, Augsburg, Ger.—died Aug. 14, 1956, East Berlin, E.Ger.), German playwright and poet. He studied medicine at Munich (1917–21) before writing his first plays, including Baal (1922).
Epic theatre and Brecht Bertolt Brecht – a brief background - BBC
WEBLearn about Bertolt Brecht, devices that use the alienation effect, and Brechtian staging when discussing Epic theatre and Brecht for GCSE Drama.
Playwright Berthold Brecht: Life, Work, and Political Views
WEBNov 12, 2019 · Playwright Eugene Berthold Brecht (also known as Bertolt Brecht) was deeply influenced by Charlie Chaplin and Karl Marx. This strange combination of inspiration produced Brecht’s twisted sense of humor as well as the political beliefs within his plays.
Bertolt Brecht – Modernism Lab - Yale University
WEBThe most influential playwright of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht was a conduit for the impact of German expressionism on later modern drama. Brecht’s first play, Baal, written in 1918 but not produced until 1923, tells the story of a boorish and primitive poet who, from being a society sensation, degenerates into a rapist and murderer.
Bertolt Brecht - New World Encyclopedia
WEBBertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht) (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential twentieth century German communist, dramatist, stage director, theorist, and poet. Brecht's major contribution was his theory of the epic theater.
Bertolt Brecht Facts | Britannica
WEBBertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theater departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum for leftist causes. His notable plays include The Threepenny Opera and Mother Courage and Her Children.