The playwright Bertolt Brecht was born in 1898 in the German town of Augsburg. After serving as a medical orderly in the First World War and appalled by the effects of the war, he went first to ...

As an integral part of his work as a political playwright and dramaturge, Bertolt Brecht concerned himself extensively with the theory of drama. He was convinced that ...

Bertolt Brecht has written 36 shows including Die Sieben Todsünden (Lyricist), Mother (Playwright), Galileo (Playwright), The Good Woman of Setzuan (Playwright), Brecht on Brecht (Lyricist), Man ...

Bertolt Brecht was a theatre practitioner. He made and shaped theatre in a way that had a huge impact upon its development. Many of his ideas were so revolutionary that they changed the theatrical ...

Bertolt Brecht is among the most important playwrights of the twentieth century – it was he who coined the term "epic theater." His work is deemed sophisticated and sometimes difficult and ...

Brecht's 'Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches' (Fear and Misery of the Third Reich) gives a compelling documentary picture of life in Nazi Germany. Close readings of individual scenes are accompanied ...

Brown is on the record (at a 2019 literary festival) complaining that conventional biography imposes artificial ... found ...

Among its many devoted readers were Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, Walter Benjamin ... yet expands the size of the biography “as if being bored has become the way to reassure yourself that ...

At a time when America struggled -- often violently -- to sort out the competing claims of democracy and individual gain, Carnegie championed both. He saw himself as a hero of working people, yet ...

On any list of the world’s most translated books, you are likely to find the Bible, “The Communist Manifesto” — and a collection of stories featuring witches, talking animals, goose girls ...

From her origins in Destiny’s Child to her groundbreaking solo career, the singer-songwriter continues to test new musical genres and showcase her talents. To reach the level of an icon isn’t ...

Dmitry Bivol is a light heavyweight boxer and former WBA champion. Bivol lost the WBA to Artur Beterbiev in October 2024. He defended the title multiple times, including victories over Canelo ...