Bertolt Brecht's status as one of the major playwrights of the twentieth century is largely uncontested. In addition to writing a significant body of plays that are performed all over the world, Brecht also developed in a number of theoretical writings...

Bertolt Brecht is one of the great names not only of twentieth-century German literature but of modern world literature. His contribution, though varied—it includes lyrical, narrative, dramatic, and theoretical works—has a distinct...

Bertolt Brecht is one of the great names not only of twentieth-century German literature but of modern world literature. His contribution, though varied--it includes lyrical, narrative, dramatic, and theoretical works--has a distinct "Brechtian"...

The German author Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is probably the greatest German playwright of the first half of the 20th century. His works were often considered controversial because of his revolutionary dramatic theory and his political beliefs. Bertolt...