Willett, John 1917-2002
Overview
| Works: | 298 works in 1,396 publications in 6 languages and 25,915 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Historical drama Biography War drama Picaresque drama Diaries Criticism, interpretation, etc Librettos History Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Illustrator, Other, Creator, Author of introduction, Contributor, prs, ed, Honoree |
| Classifications: | PT2603.R397, 832.912 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
John Willett
Brecht on theatre; the development of an aesthetic by
Bertolt Brecht(
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20 editions published between 1964 and 2015 in English and held by 1,782 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays of Brecht translated and edited to explain his theories and discussion of his dramatic works
20 editions published between 1964 and 2015 in English and held by 1,782 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays of Brecht translated and edited to explain his theories and discussion of his dramatic works
The theatre of Bertolt Brecht : a study from eight aspects by
John Willett(
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117 editions published between 1947 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This study of Brecht's theatre from eight different aspects was first published in 1959. The book aims to explain the difficult aspects of his ideology and political leanings in a straightforward manner. It traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his major plays and explains his evolving notion of epic theatre within the political and social climate of the 1920s, Marxism, Nazism and post-war Communism
117 editions published between 1947 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This study of Brecht's theatre from eight different aspects was first published in 1959. The book aims to explain the difficult aspects of his ideology and political leanings in a straightforward manner. It traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his major plays and explains his evolving notion of epic theatre within the political and social climate of the 1920s, Marxism, Nazism and post-war Communism
Poems, 1913-1956 by
Bertolt Brecht(
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59 editions published between 1976 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
59 editions published between 1976 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Art and politics in the Weimar period : the new sobriety, 1917-1933 by
John Willett(
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51 editions published between 1978 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 1,430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The period between the end of World War I and Hitler's accession to power witnessed an unprecedented cultural explosion that embraced the whole of Europe but was, above all, centered in Germany. John Willett here provides a brilliant explanation of the aesthetic and political currents which made Germany the focal point of a new, down-to-earth, socially committed cultural movement that drew a significant measure of inspiration from revolutionary Russia and left-wing social thought, American technology, and the devastating experience of war."--Back cover
51 editions published between 1978 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 1,430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The period between the end of World War I and Hitler's accession to power witnessed an unprecedented cultural explosion that embraced the whole of Europe but was, above all, centered in Germany. John Willett here provides a brilliant explanation of the aesthetic and political currents which made Germany the focal point of a new, down-to-earth, socially committed cultural movement that drew a significant measure of inspiration from revolutionary Russia and left-wing social thought, American technology, and the devastating experience of war."--Back cover
Collected plays by
Bertolt Brecht(
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41 editions published between 1970 and 2003 in English and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The authorized translation of the collected plays includes introductions, placing each work in the context of Brecht's total output and the whole range of German literature
41 editions published between 1970 and 2003 in English and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The authorized translation of the collected plays includes introductions, placing each work in the context of Brecht's total output and the whole range of German literature
The Weimar years : a culture cut short by
John Willett(
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49 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Weimar Repbulic - German Expressionism - Fauvism - Cubism - Futurism - Dada - De Stijl - 'Mertz' movement_
49 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Weimar Repbulic - German Expressionism - Fauvism - Cubism - Futurism - Dada - De Stijl - 'Mertz' movement_
Expressionism by
John Willett(
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32 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in 5 languages and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in 5 languages and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short stories, 1921-1946 by
Bertolt Brecht(
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14 editions published between 1982 and 1999 in English and held by 981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1982 and 1999 in English and held by 981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Diaries 1920-1922 by
Bertolt Brecht(
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15 editions published between 1975 and 1987 in English and German and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1975 and 1987 in English and German and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brecht in context : comparative approaches by
John Willett(
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31 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a revised edition of John Willett's classic study, published for the centenary of Berthold Brecht's birth. Willett sets in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner, but also Brecht the writer and man of his time
31 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a revised edition of John Willett's classic study, published for the centenary of Berthold Brecht's birth. Willett sets in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner, but also Brecht the writer and man of his time
The threepenny opera by
Bertolt Brecht(
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43 editions published between 1928 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Brutal, scandalous, perverted, yet humorous, hummable, and with a happy ending- Bertolt Brecht's revolutionary masterpiece The Threepenny Opera is a landmark of modern drama that has become embedded in the Western cultural imagination. Through the love story of Polly Peachum and "Mack the Knife" Macheath, the play satirizes the bourgeois of the Weimar Republic, revealing a society at the height of decadence and on the verge of chaos. Complemented with music by Kurt Weill, it was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce jazz into the theater, and the song "Mack the Knife" became one of the most popular and widely recorded songs of the twentieth century."--Book cover
43 editions published between 1928 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Brutal, scandalous, perverted, yet humorous, hummable, and with a happy ending- Bertolt Brecht's revolutionary masterpiece The Threepenny Opera is a landmark of modern drama that has become embedded in the Western cultural imagination. Through the love story of Polly Peachum and "Mack the Knife" Macheath, the play satirizes the bourgeois of the Weimar Republic, revealing a society at the height of decadence and on the verge of chaos. Complemented with music by Kurt Weill, it was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce jazz into the theater, and the song "Mack the Knife" became one of the most popular and widely recorded songs of the twentieth century."--Book cover
The theatre of Erwin Piscator by
John Willett(
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26 editions published between 1978 and 1986 in English and German and held by 782 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1978 and 1986 in English and German and held by 782 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bertolt Brecht journals by
Bertolt Brecht(
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15 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From Scandinavia across Russia to Hollywood, then on, via Switzerland and a flirtation with Salzburg, back to his own disappointing country, Brecht makes shrewd if sometimes harsh judgements on the people he meets. Some people included are: Thomas Mann, the Frankfurt philosophers, Schonberg, Isherwood, D'Annunzio, Ezra Pound, Wordsworth, Margaret Steffin, and more
15 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From Scandinavia across Russia to Hollywood, then on, via Switzerland and a flirtation with Salzburg, back to his own disappointing country, Brecht makes shrewd if sometimes harsh judgements on the people he meets. Some people included are: Thomas Mann, the Frankfurt philosophers, Schonberg, Isherwood, D'Annunzio, Ezra Pound, Wordsworth, Margaret Steffin, and more
Galileo by
Bertolt Brecht(
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35 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in English and German and held by 643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Life of Galileo (German : Leben des Galilei), also known as Galileo, is a play by the twentieth-century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. The first version of the play was written between 1937 and 1939; the second (or 'American') version was written between 1945-1947, in collaboration with Charles Laughton. The play received its first theatrical production at the Zurich Schauspielhaus, opening on 9 September 1943. This production was directed by Leonard Steckel, with set-design by Teo Otto. The cast included Steckel himself (as Galileo), Karl Paryla and Wolfgang Langhoff. The second version opened at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles on 30 July 1947. This was directed by Joseph Losey and Brecht, with set-design by Robert Davison. Laughton played Galileo, with Hugo Haas as Barberini and Frances Heflin as Virginia. This production opened at the Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York on 7 December of the same year. A third production, by the Berliner Ensemble with Ernst Busch in the title role, opened in January 1957 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm and was directed by Erich Engel, with set-design by Caspar Neher. The play was first published in 1940"--Www.ulike.net (Nov. 8, 2010)
35 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in English and German and held by 643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Life of Galileo (German : Leben des Galilei), also known as Galileo, is a play by the twentieth-century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. The first version of the play was written between 1937 and 1939; the second (or 'American') version was written between 1945-1947, in collaboration with Charles Laughton. The play received its first theatrical production at the Zurich Schauspielhaus, opening on 9 September 1943. This production was directed by Leonard Steckel, with set-design by Teo Otto. The cast included Steckel himself (as Galileo), Karl Paryla and Wolfgang Langhoff. The second version opened at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles on 30 July 1947. This was directed by Joseph Losey and Brecht, with set-design by Robert Davison. Laughton played Galileo, with Hugo Haas as Barberini and Frances Heflin as Virginia. This production opened at the Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York on 7 December of the same year. A third production, by the Berliner Ensemble with Ernst Busch in the title role, opened in January 1957 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm and was directed by Erich Engel, with set-design by Caspar Neher. The play was first published in 1940"--Www.ulike.net (Nov. 8, 2010)
Collected plays by
Bertolt Brecht(
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10 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and held by 619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Library has v. 7 only
10 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and held by 619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Library has v. 7 only
Mother Courage and her children : a chronicle of the Thirty Years' War by
Bertolt Brecht(
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14 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and held by 617 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles Mother Courage as she trails the armies back and forth across Europe selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon during the Thirty Years War
14 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and held by 617 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles Mother Courage as she trails the armies back and forth across Europe selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon during the Thirty Years War
Caspar Neher, Brecht's designer by
John Willett(
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15 editions published in 1986 in English and German and held by 615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published in 1986 in English and German and held by 615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Letters by
Bertolt Brecht(
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16 editions published in 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published in 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The theatre of the Weimar Republic by
John Willett(
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9 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The good person of Szechwan by
Bertolt Brecht(
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19 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in English and held by 444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Good Person of Szechwan is one of Bertolt Brecht’s most popular works. When three gods come to earth in search of a thoroughly good person, they encounter Shen Teh, a goodhearted but penniless prostitute, who offers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a tobacco shop, 'Angel of the Slums' Shen Teh soon becomes so overwhelmed by the demands of people seeking assistance that she invents a male alter ego, 'Tobacco K ing' Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business of living in an evil world. The Good Person of Szechwan is a masterpiece of minimalist design and elegance that shines a light on human nature and social mores."--Publisher's description
19 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in English and held by 444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Good Person of Szechwan is one of Bertolt Brecht’s most popular works. When three gods come to earth in search of a thoroughly good person, they encounter Shen Teh, a goodhearted but penniless prostitute, who offers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a tobacco shop, 'Angel of the Slums' Shen Teh soon becomes so overwhelmed by the demands of people seeking assistance that she invents a male alter ego, 'Tobacco K ing' Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business of living in an evil world. The Good Person of Szechwan is a masterpiece of minimalist design and elegance that shines a light on human nature and social mores."--Publisher's description
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Related Identities
- Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 Librettist Dedicatee Author Lyricist Translator
- Manheim, Ralph 1907-1992 Other Contributor Translator Author of introduction Author Editor Creator
- Fried, Erich Editor Adapter
- Ramthun, Herta Adapter Editor
- Rorrison, Hugh Other Translator Editor Creator
- Piscator, Erwin 1893-1966 Author
- Kuhn, Tom Other Translator Editor Author
- Beal, Jeff 1963-
- Noman, Eric Van Haren
- Weill, Kurt 1900-1950 Author
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Art and state Arts, German Arts, Modern Astronomers Authors, German Brecht, Bertolt, Brigands and robbers Capitalism Cultural policy Drama Dreigroschenoper (Brecht, Bertolt) Edward--II,--King of England, European drama Expressionism (Art) Galilei, Galileo, German drama German literature German literature--Foreign countries German poetry Germany Germany--Berlin Gods Good and evil Gute Mensch von Sezuan (Brecht, Bertolt) Inquisition Intellectual life Italy Kings and rulers Leben des Galilei (Brecht, Bertolt) Librettos Musicals--Librettos Musical theater Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (Brecht, Bertolt) Neher, Caspar Operas Operas--Librettos Parables Piscator, Erwin, Politics and government Politics in art Prostitutes Set designers Short stories, German Spain Theater Theater--Philosophy Theater--Political aspects Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery Theatrical producers and directors Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
