Brecht and Co - Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama

Summary

The result of twenty-five years of research on three continents, Brecht and Company is a revolutionary portrait of one of the world's greatest theater artists -- and the people upon whom he built his reputation. A noted Brecht scholar, John Fuegi traces the evolution of Brecht's parasitic relationships and aggressive ambition through close analysis of diaries, letters, and drafts of the literary works, revealing a man who was personally dazzling, a genius at assembling and directing the plays created in his workshop, but ultimately lacking in literary stamina, for which he depended on his lovers. A landmark study about the life and times of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century theater, Brecht and Co. will forever change our understanding of Brecht and his oeuvre. "[An] enormous, fascinating biography." -- The New Yorker "One of the most important critical studies of the century." -- New York Magazine

Product details

• Authors: John Fuegi, Fuegi John
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2002
• EAN: 9780802139108
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3910-8
• No. of pages: 752
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 1077 g
• Illustrations: 32 pages of B&W photos
• Series: Grove Great Lives; Grove Great Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Germany, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DRAMA / American / General, Biography: arts & entertainment, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, CULTURAL HERITAGE / German