Post-Imperial Brecht
Author: Loren Kruger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-08-19
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780521817080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPost-Imperial Brecht challenges prevailing views of Brecht's theatre and politics. Kruger focuses much of her analysis in regions where Brecht has had special resonance, including East Germany, and South Africa, where Brechtian philosophy has been vigorously employed in the anti-apartheid movement. Kruger also analyses political interpretations of Brecht in light of other key dramatists, including Heiner MÜller and Athol Fugard. The book also examines Brechtian influence on writers and philosophers such as Adorno, Benjamin, and Barthes.