The Poetry of Brecht: Seven Studies

by Philip Thomson

Though not a survey of Bertolt Brecht's poetry, this book covers the major periods in his work and most of its major themes as well. Each of the seven chapters deals with a segment from Brecht's considerably poetic opus. A central characteristic of Brecht's poetry is its dual function, as self-revelation and self-concealment. This emerges most clearly in the poet's relationship to his reader for whom Brecht dons a variety of guises, plays a variety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469656841
• ISBN13: 9781469656847
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"