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Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton: Notes on Block and Brecht in the Twenties and Thirties.

Long, Jonathan J.

Authors



Contributors

Steve Giles
Editor

Rodney Livingstone
Editor

Abstract

The publication of this volume of essays marks the centenary of the birth of Bertolt Brecht on 10 February 1898. The essays were commissioned from scholars and critics around the world, and cover six main areas: recent biographical controversies; neglected theoretical writings; the semiotics of Brechtian theatre; new readings of classic texts; Brecht’s role and reception in the GDR; and contemporary appropriations of Brecht’s work. This volume will be essential reading for all those interested in twentieth century theatre, modern German studies, and the contemporary reassessment of post-war culture in the wake of German unification and the collapse of Stalinist communism in Central and Eastern Europe. The essays in this volume also address a variety of general questions, concerning - for example - authorship and textuality; the nature of Brecht’s Marxism in relation to his understanding of modernity, science and Enlightenment reason; Marxist aesthetics; radical cultural politics; and feminist performance theory.

Citation

Long, J. J. (1998). Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton: Notes on Block and Brecht in the Twenties and Thirties. In S. Giles, & R. Livingstone (Eds.), Bertold Brecht Centenary Essays. Rodopi

Publication Date 1998-02
Book Title Bertold Brecht Centenary Essays.
ISBN 90-420-0319-7
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1698592
Additional Information Original Authors: Ujma, Christina
Original Title: Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton.