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Best books to learn Bertolt Brecht, in order
Brecht is almost always encountered as a theory first — alienation effect, epic theatre, the actor who shows rather than becomes — and readers arrive at the plays expecting homework. That is backwards, and it makes him sound joyless when he is in fact the funniest and most songful of the major twentieth-century dramatists.
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Bertolt Brecht Reading Order: Where to Start with the Plays and the Theory
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- How should I approach learning bertolt brecht?
- Brecht is almost always encountered as a theory first — alienation effect, epic theatre, the actor who shows rather than becomes — and readers arrive at the plays expecting homework. That is backwards, and it makes him sound joyless when he is in fact the funniest and most songful of the major twentieth-century dramatists.
- What's a good book to start bertolt brecht with?
- A strong starting point is The Caucasian chalk circle by Bertolt Brecht. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.