German poets who have responded to Bertolt Brecht's remarkable legacy as a dramatist, poet, and polemicist are collected in this anthology, published to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in 1956. These poems demonstrate how Brecht's concerns and unique diction have become the very stuff of modern poetry, while critical works tend to focus on Brecht's role in shaping modern theater. This refreshing anthology illuminates Brecht's oeuvre, creating a poetic dialogue between past, present, and future that features such ...
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German poets who have responded to Bertolt Brecht's remarkable legacy as a dramatist, poet, and polemicist are collected in this anthology, published to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in 1956. These poems demonstrate how Brecht's concerns and unique diction have become the very stuff of modern poetry, while critical works tend to focus on Brecht's role in shaping modern theater. This refreshing anthology illuminates Brecht's oeuvre, creating a poetic dialogue between past, present, and future that features such distinguished poets as Wolf Biermann, Heinrich Boll, Paul Celan, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, and Peter Huchel as well as translators David Constantine, Ian Fairley, Michael Hamburger, and Michael Hofmann.
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Add this copy of After Brecht: a Celebration to cart. $22.69, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by Carcanet Press Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9781857548839.
Add this copy of After Brecht to cart. $46.44, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Carcanet Press Ltd.
