Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
This text is Brecht's series of 24 inter-connected playlets that describe events which took place in German households before his own exile in 1936. They describe the suspicion and anxiety experienced by people as the power of Hitler grew.
This text is Brecht's series of 24 inter-connected playlets that describe events which took place in German households before his own exile in 1936. They describe the suspicion and anxiety experienced by people as the power of Hitler grew.
Also known as The Private Life of the Master Race, this is a sequence of twenty-four realistic sketches showing how "ordinary" life under the Nazis was subtly permeated by suspicion and anxiety.
Written in exile in Denmark and first staged in 1938, it was inspired in part by Brecht's recent trip to Moscow where he had been researching tasks for the anti-Nazi effort.
Series: Modern Classics
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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich is praised for its incisive portrayal of life under Nazi rule through a series of short plays. The work effectively uses dark humour and stark dialogue to reveal the chilling atmosphere of fear and oppression. Critics highlight Brecht's powerful critique of the ordinary citizens' complicity and his innovative use of the theatrical form to challenge audiences.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780413772664
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 April 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Contributors:
- Edited by Tom Kuhn
- Edited by John Willett
- Translated by John Willett
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 147g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. John Willett (1917-2002) was the greatest English language authority on Brecht the writer and man of the theatre. The foremost translator and editor of Brecht's drama, poetry, letters, diaries, theatrical essays and fiction, Willett produced a dozen volumes for Methuen Drama on the greatest modern German writer. John Willett (1917-2002) was the greatest English language authority on Brecht the writer and man of the theatre. The foremost translator and editor of Brecht's drama, poetry, letters, diaries, theatrical essays and fiction, Willett produced a dozen volumes for Methuen Drama on the greatest modern German writer. Tom Kuhn is Professor of 20th century German Literature at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, UK, and General Editor of Bloomsbury Methuen Drama's Brecht publications.
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