num_pages: 192
description: Bertolt Brecht, German dramatist and originator of the epic theater, is known to English-speaking people through translations of his plays and critical biographies. However, this attention is negligible because no extensive discussions of the plays have been available. Charles R. Lyons gives a close reading of seven major Brecht plays, with the purpose of illuminating the complexity of Brecht's apprehensive look at human experience. Mr. Lyons begins with the playwright's earliest dramatic composition, Baal, and concludes with his last significant play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
language: English
title: Bertolt Brecht: The Despair and the Polemic
titlecomplete: Bertolt Brecht: The Despair and the Polemic (A Chicago Classic)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Southern Illinois University Press