War Primer

War Primer - Paperback

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War Primer - Paperback

War Primer - Paperback

by Bertolt Brecht
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by Bertolt Brecht (Author), John Willett (Editor)

A terrifying series of short poems by one of the world's leading playwrights, set to images of World War II

In this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.

He takes photographs from newspapers and popular magazines, and adds short lapidary verses to each in a unique attempt to understand the truth of war using mass media.

Pictures of catastrophic bombings, propaganda portraits of leading Nazis, scenes of unbearable tragedy on the battlefield -- all these images contribute to an anthology of horror, from which Brecht's perceptions are distilled in poems that are razor-sharp, angry and direct.

The result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht's works.

Author Biography

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a German poet, playwright and theatre director. One of his country's most famous writers, he was forced into exile in 1933, returning from the United States to Switzerland in 1947, and to East Berlin in 1949. Some of his most famous plays are The Threepenny Opera, Mother Courage, Life of Galileo and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: May 02, 2017
ISBN9781784782085
Author Bertolt Brecht
PublisherVerso
GenreNews & politics, History, and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages112
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht wa sborn in 1898 and is acknowledged as one of the great German dramatists, poet, playwright, and theatre director whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Good Person of Szechwan, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

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