Brecht Sourcebook

by Bial,Henry; Bial,Henry

• ISBN13: 9780415200431
• ISBN10: 0415200431
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A fascinating anthology that brings together in one volume many of the important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise easily available in English:The Beggar or the Dead Dog,Baden LehrstuckandThe Seven Deadly Sins of the Lower Middle Class. This unique compendium covers all the key areas including: the development of Brecht's aesthetic theories, the relationship of Epic theatre to orthodox dramatic theatre, Brecht's collaborations with Kurt Weill, Paul Dessau, and Max Frisch, and Brecht's influence on a variety of cultures and contexts including England, Italy, Moscow, and Japan. Contributors: Lee Baxandall, Eric Bentley, Henry Bial, Hans-Joachim Bunge, Paul Dessau, Martin Esslin, Henry Glade, Barclay Goldsmith, Mordecai Gorelik, Karen Laughlin, Carol Martin, W. Stuart McDowell, Erica Munk, Jean-Paul Sartre, ErnstSchumacher, Diana Taylor, Tadashi Uchino, Carl Weber, and Kurt Weill.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Contributors	xi
Introduction	1	(14)
Carol Martin
Henry Bial
Part I: Brecht's Aesthetic Theories
On Chinese Acting	15	(8)
Bertolt Brecht
Eric Bentley
Theatre for Learning	23	(8)
Bertolt Brecht
Edith Anderson
An Epic Theatre Catechism	31	(6)
Mordecai Gorelik
Are Stanislavsky and Brecht Commensurable?	37	(6)
Eric Bentley
Brecht's Concept of Gestus and the American Performance Tradition	43	(7)
Carl Weber
Beyond Bourgeois Theatre	50	(11)
Jean-Paul Sartre
Rima Dell Reck
Part II: Brecht's Theories in Practice
Gestus in Music	61	(5)
Kurt Weill
Eric Albrecht
Composing for BB: Some Comments	66	(5)
Paul Dessau
Hella Freud Bernays
Actors on Brecht: The Munich Years	71	(13)
W. Stuart McDowell
Bertolt Brecht's J.B.	84	(5)
Lee Baxandall
Baden Lehrstuck	89	(18)
Bertolt Brecht
Lee Baxandall
The Beggar or The Dead Dog	107	(6)
Bertolt Brecht
Michael Hamburger
The Dialectics of Galileo	113	(11)
Ernst Schumacher
Joachim Neugroschel
The Dispute Over the Valley: An Essay on Bertolt Brecht's Play The Caucasian Chalk Circle	124	(15)
Hans-Joachim Bunge
Bayard Quincy Morgan
Prologue to The Caucasian Chalk Circle	139	(8)
Bertolt Brecht
Eric Bentley
Part III: Brecht Interpreted Abroad
Brecht and the English Theatre	147	(9)
Martin Esslin
The Death of Mother Courage	156	(7)
Henry Glade
Brecht and Chicano Theatre	163	(9)
Barclay Goldsmith
Brecht and Latin America's ``Theatre of Revolution''	172	(13)
Diana Taylor
Political Displacements: Toward Historicizing Brecht in Japan, 1932--1998	185	(21)
Tadashi Uchino
The Actor's Involvement: Notes on Brecht--An Interview with Joseph Chaikin	206	(8)
Erika Munk
Brechtian Theory and American Feminist Theatre	214	(14)
Karen Laughlin
Brecht, Feminism, and Chinese Theatre	228	(9)
Carol Martin
Index	237