Brecht on Theatre : The Development of an Aesthetic

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Summary: Brecht on theatre: development of an Aesthetic
Review: As a theater major I found this book a must so I could understand the MAN(Brecht) as well as his concept of theater.... This book will leave in dismay of how he thought but a gunuine source of how much impact Brecht had on the world of theater

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Summary: Useful Toolkit for Theorists and Dramatists
Review: Brecht's theater is a blast, a genuine attempt to do something unique and productive with the heretofore conservative and corporate medium of the stage. It represents the first wave of revolution in European theater since the English stage was closed in the mid-17th century. Brecht successfully constructs an antifascist, anti-exploitative theater without being didactic or heavyhanded about it. (As I mentioned, it's actually a blast.) Much of his success came from surrounding himself with brilliant and dedicated people, and much of the success of this collection of Brecht's writings comes from Brecht's polishing his ideas in the tumbler of real practice with those people. For me, Brecht's passing comments on Aristotle and Shakespeare are worth the price of admission.

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Summary: Amazingly coherent for literary theory!
Review: I expected Brecht to be murky at best in logic and stultifying at best in format, but this book reads very nicely. While he does express unique and sometimes eccentric views on epic theater, the ideas are overall incisive, original, and clear. The book is divided into many short essays, reviews, and interviews--making it easy and rewarding to pick up, ingest, digest, and set down again. I'm writing a thesis on contemporary theater; reading Brecht's ideas have clarified my own.

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Summary: Amazingly coherent for literary theory!
Review: I expected Brecht to be murky at best in logic and stultifying at best in format, but this book reads very nicely. While he does express unique and sometimes eccentric views on epic theater, the ideas are overall incisive, original, and clear. The book is divided into many short essays, reviews, and interviews--making it easy and rewarding to pick up, ingest, digest, and set down again. I'm writing a thesis on contemporary theater; reading Brecht's ideas have clarified my own.

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Summary: Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic
Review: There is only one way to describe this book: Paperback gold. I am currently studying A-Level theatre studies and I couldn't ask for a better resource on Brecht than this. However, I don't think it is necessary to be a drama student to read this book. Obviously some background knowledge of Brecht is helpful when tackling some of the essays that he has written but if you have any kind of interest in the theatre then have a go with this, it's very well edited and above all it's really quite an easy read.