5/28/2023 0 Comments Brecht the threepenny operaIn 1933, Brecht was forced into exile by the Nazis and settled in the United States. His earliest plays included Baal (1922), Drums in the Night (1923), and Man Equals Man (1926). He returned to his medical studies after the war but eventually transitioned into the world of literature. His experiences in a military hospital crystalized what would become a life-long adherence to Marxism. The playwright of over 50 plays, Brecht’s theories on acting, direction, play-production and dramaturgy have inspired and galvanized artists across disciplines around the world.īorn in Augsburg, Germany, Brecht studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Munich before serving as a medical orderly during the First World War. Bertolt Brecht (1898 – 1956) is one of the towering figures of 20th-century theatre.
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