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War Primer

War Primer( )
Author: Brecht, Bertolt
Editor: Willett, John
ISBN:978-1-78478-208-5
Publication Date:May 2017
Publisher:Verso Books
Imprint:Verso
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:112
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
Poetry / Subjects & Themes / War
Photography / Photoessays & Documentaries
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.1 x 9.3 x 0.3 Inches
Book Weight:0.5 Pounds
Author Biography
Brecht, Bertolt (Author)
Bertolt Brecht was born on February 10, 1898 in Augsburg, Bavaria, and died on August 14, 1956. He was a German playwright, theatre director and Marxist. The modest house where he was born is today preserved as a Brecht Museum.

Brecht formed a writing collective which became prolific and very influential. He wrote many lyrics for musicals and collaborated with Kurt Weill to create Die Dregroschenoper -- the biggest hit in 1920s Berlin.

Brecht experimented with his own theater and company -- the Berliner Ensemble -- which put on his plays under his direction and which continued after his death with the assistance of his wife. Brecht aspired to create political theater, and it is difficult to evaluate his work in purely aesthetic terms.

Brecht died in 1956.

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