Brecht and political theatre : the mother on stage / Laura Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Laura J. R., author.

Series:

Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford modern languages and literature monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Mutter.

Brecht, Bertolt.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Stage history.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Dramatic production.

Political plays, German--History and criticism.

Political plays, German.

Theater--Political aspects.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bradley focuses on 'The Mother', Brecht's most overtly political play and the only play which he staged in the Weimar Republic. Analysing archival material, this study explores how Brecht's theatre practice developed, and how it's subsequently been received and challenged by other directors, in and beyond Germany.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. From Nizhni-Novgorod to Moabit: The Genesis and Première of Die Mutter, 1931-2; 2. Model or Museum Exhibit? Die Mutter at the Berliner Ensemble, 1951-71; 3. The Politics of Performance: Die Mutter in West and East Berlin, 1970 and 1974; 4. Translation and Transference since 1932; 5. Die Mutter and German Reunification, 1988-2003; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Works; Index of Names and Subjects

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-247) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04323-X

1-280-90385-6

0-19-153677-6

1-4294-9184-1

OCLC:

609831019

Publisher Number:

9780199286584