Bertolt Brechtauthor profile |
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| born | December 13, 1901 |
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| died | August 14, 1956 |
| gender | male |
| place of birth | Augsburg, Bavaria, Bahamas |
| genre | Literature & Fiction |
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about this author
Bertoldt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director. A seminal theatre practitioner of the twentieth century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble—the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel—with its internationally acclaimed productions. From his late twenties Brecht remained a life-long committed Marxist who, in developing the combined theory and practice of his 'epic theatre', synthesized and extended the experiments of Piscator and Meyerhold to explore the th...more |
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books by Bertolt Brechtcombine editionsavg rating: 3.77 | 1906 ratings | 319 distinct works see all books by Bertolt Brecht » |
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quotes by Bertolt Brecht
"The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error."
— Bertolt Brecht (Life of Galileo (Methuen Modern Plays))
— Bertolt Brecht (Life of Galileo (Methuen Modern Plays))
"Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life"
— Bertolt Brecht (The Jewish Wife, and Other Short Plays)
— Bertolt Brecht (The Jewish Wife, and Other Short Plays)











