Brecht's Tradition

• Main Author: Spalter, Max (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2019
• Subjects: Literary studies: plays & playwrights
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Originally published in 1967. Literary scholars often acknowledge that Brecht borrowed from a variety of traditions, including Goethe, Schiller, expressionists, naturalists, and realists, all of whom affected his work. However, they tend not to address any single tradition as exclusively Brecht'...