Brecht's Poetry of Political Exile
Download or Read eBook Brecht's Poetry of Political Exile PDF written by Ronald Speirs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Ronald Speirs |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000-11-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521782155 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521782159 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Brecht's Poetry of Political Exile by : Ronald Speirs
Book excerpt: Bertolt Brecht, one of the most influential European playwrights of the twentieth century, was also a poet of distinction. This volume is the first comprehensive study devoted to his most important collection of political poetry, the Svendborg Poems. The contributors analyse Brecht's work critically and historically, discussing it in relation to questions of poetics, political commitment, exile, propaganda, rhetoric, and the scope and limitations of political poetry. Links are also drawn with the work of German, Soviet and English poets of the period, and with later Germany poets.