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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), a German dramatist, director, and poet, whose unique, experimental treatment of social themes and revolutionary ideas greatly influenced modern drama and theatrical production.
Brecht was born in Bavaria, and was educated at the University of Munich. ...
In 1924 Brecht had begun to study Marxism, and from 1928 until Hitler came to power, Brecht wrote and produced several operas and didactic plays. ...
During this early period in his career Brecht trained actors and began to develop a theory of dramatic technique known as epic theatre. ...
Because of his opposition to Hitlers government, Brecht was forced to flee from Germany in 1933, living first in Scandinavia and finally settling in California in 1941. ...
Bertolt Brecht also reacted against realistic drama. Brecht felt that drama could instruct and change society; therefore, it should be political. ...
Brecht considered himself a practical man of the theatre who had freed himself from the trends of Expressionist theatre in order to experiment with new forms. ...
In 1948 Brecht returned to Germany, settled in East Berlin, and founded his own theatrical company, the Berliner Ensemble. ... Throughout his life Brecht also wrote several outstanding collections of poems that, with the plays, rank him among the greatest German authors. ... Well, Brecht was involved in many aspects of art, cinema did not escape his reaches. ... However, the most important role of Brecht in cinema is his influence rather than his works. ... The technique can, however, have the opposite effect to the one intended by Brecht, as in Ferris Buelers Day Off where the to-camera dialogue brings the audience into the story as accomplices to the hero. ...
In brief, the techniques of Brecht can be wonderful tools, if used correctly, or a noose for a director to hang themselves with if used wrongly. ... Writers who have made definite contributions with deep impacts on the writing industry, but in my eyes there’s no one else who has made such a contribution as Eugen Bertolt Brecht.
Bertolt Brecht was born in a small Protestant village outside Bavaria. Both mother and father held prestige in the village, while Bertolt attended local schools (Brecht 1800). He then later enrolled in the natural science and medicine program at Munich University (Brecht 1800). ... Brecht soon was a firm believer in Marxism. ...
Brecht’s style soon later turned into what is known as Brechtian, and soon did most off Europe fall to the Nazi’s.
With the rise of Hitler and the peak of Marxism, there wasn’t to many more places to run for Brecht. He was nomadic for a while in fear of the Nazi’s including him in their purge of left-wing intellectuals (Brecht 1800). ...
The Life and Works of Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht was one of the chief innovators of modern theatrical techniques. ... Brecht’s imagination, artistic genius, and social views distinguish his work and his life. Eugen Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898 in Augsburg Germany, a town in Bavaria. ... Towards the end of the First World War, Brecht served in a military hospital. ... Until this time Brecht had lived in Bavaria. ... Brecht also became acquainted with a prominent theoretician named Karl Korsch, who taught him the elements of Marxism. During this time period from 1924 to 1933, Brecht worked briefly with the directors Max Reinhardt and Erwin Piscator. ... In 1928, while working with the composer Kurt Weil, Bertolt Brecht created what many believe to be his finest piece of work; The Threepenny Opera; a satirical and successful ballad opera. ... ” Epic theatre is a technique created by Brecht, which causes the audience to feel no emotions about a play, but to think critically about its content. This would become a well-used and important technique in Brecht’s later plays. In 1933 Brecht’s Marxist political beliefs forced him to go into self-imposed exile, from fascists Germany. ... With help from some of his fellow artists and exiles, especially Lion Feuchtwagner, Brecht was able to come to the United States of America. ... During this time Brecht wrote what are critically regarded as his greatest works. In 1943 Brecht’s desire to motivate social concerns, in his audience, led to the play The life of Galileo. In this play, through the character Galileo, Brecht reexamines the recurrent theme of obstacles to social progress. ... It was a success because it was highly popular, but it was a failure in that it caused the audience to feel sympathy for its characters, which violated Brecht’s technique of “epic theatre.” In these mature works Brecht overgrew the single-minded didactic message of his earlier pieces, and achieved complex themes that would be impermissible under the official policies of communism. For a brief period of time, Brecht lived in Hollywood on1954 argyle Avenue. ... In 1943 Brecht moved into a house on 1063 26th Street. Brecht described the latter house in his diary saying this about it “one of the oldest is about 30 years old, California clapboard, whitewashed, with an upper floor with two bedrooms.
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