1898-1956

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Bertolt Brecht.

A study guide to five dramas by twentieth-century German poet, playwright, and director Bertolt Brecht, each with a plot summary, list of characters, and a selection of critical views. Includes brief biographical information about Brecht.

Presents a critical assessment of the writings of twentieth-century playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht, examining the connections between his drama and politics.

Contains two plays that point out the imperfections of the social order and the dilemmas of the human condition by German playwright and theorist Bertolt Brecht.