Letters / Bertolt Brecht ; translated by Ralph Manheim and edited with commentary and notes by John Willett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Routledge, 1990.Description: 720 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0415901391
Other title:
  • Letters: 1913-1956 [Spine title]
Uniform titles:
  • Correspondence. Selections. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 832/.912 B 20
LOC classification:
  • PT 2603.R397 Z48 1990
Contents:
1. The formative decade. Bavaria 1913-1924 -- 2. Brecht finds his place. Berlin 1924-1933 -- 3. Exile and the approach of war. Svendborg 1934-1939 -- 4. The Second World War. Sweden, Finland, America 1939-1947 -- 5. Last years in a divided Europe. Zurich and East Berlin 1947-1956.
Summary: "This is the first comprehensive selection of Brecht's letters to be published in English. It offers invaluable insights into the mind of one of the century's most influential and controversial figures. John Willett and Ralph Manheim's annotated selection gives coherence to this legacy, placing the letters in context and acquainting the reader with Brecht's many correspondents. Covering a period spanning the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Cold War, the letters reflect Brecht's artistic, personal and political concerns and shift from the trivial, through the creative, to such urgent matters of survival as getting his family to safety across borders in wartime. This selection of Brecht's correspondence captures him in many moods and in all his registers, as lover, playwright, poet, artistic collaborator, political theorist, critic and friend." -- from the dust jacket.
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"Based on the original work published by Suhrkamp Verlag in 1981 as Brecht Briefe"-- from the title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [692]-693) and index.

1. The formative decade. Bavaria 1913-1924 -- 2. Brecht finds his place. Berlin 1924-1933 -- 3. Exile and the approach of war. Svendborg 1934-1939 -- 4. The Second World War. Sweden, Finland, America 1939-1947 -- 5. Last years in a divided Europe. Zurich and East Berlin 1947-1956.

"This is the first comprehensive selection of Brecht's letters to be published in English. It offers invaluable insights into the mind of one of the century's most influential and controversial figures. John Willett and Ralph Manheim's annotated selection gives coherence to this legacy, placing the letters in context and acquainting the reader with Brecht's many correspondents. Covering a period spanning the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Cold War, the letters reflect Brecht's artistic, personal and political concerns and shift from the trivial, through the creative, to such urgent matters of survival as getting his family to safety across borders in wartime. This selection of Brecht's correspondence captures him in many moods and in all his registers, as lover, playwright, poet, artistic collaborator, political theorist, critic and friend." -- from the dust jacket.

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