Brecht And Tragedy: Radicalism, Traditionalism, Eristics (Classics After Antiquity)

This wide-ranging, detailed and engaging study of Brecht's complex relationship with Greek tragedy and tragic tradition argues that this is fundamental for understanding his radicalism. Featuring an extensive discussion of Brecht's The Antigone of Sophocles (1948) and further related works (the Antigone model book and the Small Organon for the Theatre), this monograph includes the first-ever publication of the complete set of colour photographs taken by Ruth Berlau. This is complemented by comparatist explorations of many of Brecht's own plays as his experiments with the 'big form'. The significance for Brecht of the Greek tragic tradition is positioned in relation to other formative influences on his work (Asian theatre, naturalism, comedy, Schiller and Shakespeare). Brecht emerges as a theatre artist of enormous range and creativity, who has succeeded in reshaping and re-energizing tragedy conceptualized as the 'big form' and has carved paths for its continued artistic and political relevance--

• | Author: Martin Revermann
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 11, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 492 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1108747450
• | ISBN-13: 9781108747455