Bertolt Brecht Flashcards
Where and when was Brecht born?
In the small southern German town of Augsburg in 1898
Where and when did Brecht die?
In Berlin in 1956
In addition to being a poet, playwright and director, what else did Brecht do?
He was also a critic and a theorist
What was going on in the world when Brecht was alive?
He lived through two world wards, the Russian revolution, the establishment of the Eastern Block and the Chinese revolution
What were Brecht’s most profound influences?
The political and economic ideologies of Marxism
What did Brecht aim to do through theatre?
He wanted to use theatre to bring about change, socially and politically
Which style did Brecht begin his career working with?
Expressionism
Brecht developed his own theatre style, what was it called?
Epic Theatre
After the Nazis came to power in Germany, where did Brecht go?
In 1933, Brecht fled to Denmark with his wife and two children
When and where did the family move the second time?
In 1941 the family moved to California in the USA
After being suspected of being a communist, where did Brecht flee to?
A few years after the end of WW2 he left for Berlin
