Overview
New edition, revised for the centenary of Brecht's birth, containing
additional updated material In this classic study, John Willett sets in
context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner but Brecht the writer
and man of his time. Through chapters on Brecht's relationships and
attitudes to contemporary politics, English and American literature,
Expressionism, music, art and cinema, as well as to such figures as
Auden, Kipling and Piscator, the book presents a detailed and
wide-ranging account of one of the most significant men of this century.