BERTOLT BRECHET

BERTOLT BRECHET

Eugene Berthold Friedrich Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg Germany

As a young boy, he was not popular in school, irritating his teachers and elders with his outspoken views that were clearly beyond his years he saw Theatre as a political and educational vehicle, as well as an entertainer

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In 1933, Bertolt Brecht was forced into exile, after disagreeing with some of Adolf Hitler's views, eventually landing in America. The books he had written were burnt and his citizenship was revoked He was Marxist in his views. Brecht loathed realistic-type drama claiming that viewing it left the audience in a trancelike stupor

Some of his most well known plays

The Three-Penny Opera (1928),

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1944-1945), Mother Courage and her Children (1938-1939) and The Good Woman of Szechwan (1938-1940) The life of Galileo

Main characteristics of an Epic

Narrative. The setting is vast, covering many nations, the world or the universe. Begins with an invocation to a muse (epic invocation).

Begins with a statement of the theme.

Features long and formal speeches. Shows divine intervention on human affairs. Features heroes that embody the values of the civilization.

EPIC THEATRE

Verfrumdungseffekt/Alienation Technique Or V.effect. Didacticism Breaking the Fourth Wall Acting Techniques Gestus

Narration and Song Open stage machinery Play cards

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