Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956

Mother Courage and her children : a chronicle of the Thirty Years' War by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
676 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in 16 languages and held by 5,987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, Mother Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brecht's most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling--'Mother Courage'--an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars

The threepenny opera by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
80 editions published between 1946 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brecht's famous adaptation to the modern era of John Gay's The beggar's opera, satirizing social and political beliefs through its portrayal of a world of thieves and prostitutes

Brecht on theatre; the development of an aesthetic by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
62 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 2,078 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Caucasian chalk circle by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
93 editions published between 1946 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The people of two farms in Georgia (Republic of Russia) debate over land ownership in a socialistic society. The play raises the question of private property; of who bears the right to ownership. Should something (someone) be owned by the one who possesses it? Or, by the one who can make the best use of it?

Collected plays by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
427 editions published between 1928 and 2014 in 13 languages and held by 1,718 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Baal; Drums in the night; In the jungle of cities; The life of Edward II of England; A respectable wedding; The beggar or the dead dog; Driving out a devil; Lux in tenebris; The catch

Leben des Galilei by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
371 editions published between 1948 and 2014 in 12 languages and held by 1,627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Das Schauspiel Leben des Galilei wurde 1938/39 im Exil in Dänemark geschrieben. Die Zeitungen hatten die Nachricht von der Spaltung des Uran-Atoms durch den Physiker Otto Hahn und seine Mitarbeiter gebracht. Die Uraufführung der ersten Fassung des Stückes erfolgte 1943 am Schauspielhaus Zürich, die der zweiten Fassung 1947 in Beverly Hills (Coronet Theatre). "Das Leben des Galilei wird vermutlich neben der Heiligen Johanna der Schlachthöfe und dem Kaukasischen Kreidekreis und einigen Stücken Lyrik Brechts größten Anspruch auf Unsterblichkeit begründen." (W. E. Süskind)

Galileo by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
29 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dramatizes the effect of Galileo's extraordinary discoveries on those around him, and the choice he had to make when accused of heresy by the Inquisition for stating that the earth revolved around the sun

Schriften zum Theater by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
196 editions published between 1957 and 2005 in 8 languages and held by 1,494 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brecht est auteur, metteur en scène, poéticien du théâtre, et c'est en tant que tel qu'il traite de l'art du comédien. Les textes rassemblés ici sont des notes et des développements de longueur variable sur la question de la relation de l'acteur au personnage et au spectateur

Saint Joan of the stockyards, a drama by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
27 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the Chicago stockyards, 1920-30, the author shows his increasing interest in communism, ans his struggle to relate his artistic efforts to his concern for suffering mankind

Der kaukasische Kreidekreis by Bertolt Brecht ( Book )
287 editions published between 1944 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Zwei Spiele, zwei große Themen der Weltliteratur werden von Brecht hier zu einem geschlossenen Kreis geführt: Das Spiel von Grusche Vachnadze, der Magd, die mit übermenschlichen Opfern, selbst dem Opfer ihrer Liebe zu dem Soldaten Simon Chachava, in Zeiten der Revolte das Kind der harten Gouverneursfrau rettet, und das Spiel vom Azdak, dem Arme-Leute-Richter, der, betrunken und korrupt, dennoch das Chaos zu einer "kurzen, goldenen Zeit beinah der Gerechtigkeit" macht