Brecht: A Biography

By Ronald Hayman

Book Overview

Provides a detailed portrait of the renowned poet, playwright, theatrical director, and political theorist, examining both his volatile public and personal relationships, and sorting through the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195204344
• ISBN13: 9780195204346
• Release Date: November 1983
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.4" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Concentrates on Brecht

While other biographies spend time with external events, This book concentrates on Brech and his works. It shows his time in Weimar Germany and through East Germany. Both his marriages are described. There is an eight-page chronology to put the works in perspective. Part One - Barvarian Beginnings. Part Two – Berlin. Part Three - Scandinavian Exile. Part Four - Brecht in Hollywood. Part Five - Towards the Schiffbauerdamm.

Concentrates on Brecht

While other biographies spend time with external events, This book concentrates on Brech and his works. It shows his time in Weimar Germany and through the East Germany. Both his marriages are described. There is an eight-page chronology to put the works in prospective. Part One - Barvarian Beginnings Part Two - Berlin Part Three - Scandinavian Exile Part Four - Brecht in Hollywood Part Five - Towards the Schiffbauerdamm