Post-Imperial Brecht: Politics and Performance, East and South

ISBN-13: 9780521817080 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 414 str.

Loren Kruger; David Bradby

Opis

Challenging prevailing views of Brecht's theater and politics, Loren Kruger focuses much of her analysis on regions where Brecht has had special resonance, including East Germany and South Africa. She also analyzes political interpretations of Brecht in light of other key dramatists, including Heiner MUller and Athol Fugard, as well as Brechtian influence on writers and philosophers such as Adorno, Benjamin, and Barthes.

Recenzje

'I particularly recommend reading the passages on Müller's plays and theatre productions … The book provides valuable insight into complex socio-cultural realities and the 'real history' of Marxist-orientated critical intellectuals … a highly recommendable contribution …' African Theatre

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The political history of theatre and theory: Brecht and his contemporaries; 2. Realism, socialism and modernism in the production play; 3. Broadcasting (a)socialism: Brecht, Müller and Radio Fatzer; 4. Spectres and speculation: Brechtian futures on the global market; 5. The dis-illusion of apartheid: Brecht and South Africa; 6. 'Realistic Engagement' and the limits of solidarity: Athol Fugard in (East) Germany; 7. Truth, reconciliation and the ends of political performance; Coda; Index.