Essays on Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht’s classic two-toned play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is about both gangland Chicago and Nazi Germany. Brecht uses the fictional story of Arturo Ui to parallel the truthful rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany around the same time. Both Ui and Hitler are totalitarian rulers of their relative domains, each with their own secret agendas and a thirst for power that they will attain in any way they need to. If they have to kill people, so be it. Violence and corruption only helped these rulers because they were able to threaten others by making ...

Bertolt Brecht’s seminal work, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, can surely be described as one of the very best creative works of literary fiction. As one delves into scrutinizing the work in context, the intricacies and subtleties of dramatic expression as penned by Brecht and as portrayed by the performance directed by Professor Barry Freeman make one comprehend the sheer aesthetic excellence and affective quintessence that constitute this particular dramatic work in context. The most intriguing aspect of the play by Brecht is the parallel with the historical character of Adolf Hitler. The play works as a ...

Introduction

‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ is a luminous piece of literary work by German author Bertolt Brecht. This play is considered to be one of the greatest anti war plays of all times. The author has presented some very relevant issues in his novel. The novel was written a long time ago but is still acclaimed for its expressive views on wars and its repercussions. Brecht raises questions on the necessity and morality of fighting wars in his play. This paper aims to propose a discussion on the play, ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ and further presents an analysis of the novel.

Background

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Bertolt Brecht has long been viewed as one of the first practitioners of what is known as the epic form of theater, in which he sought to bring novel changes to drama, breaking away from the conventional forms. These alterations were part of an attempt to bring significant change to society at large. In this particular case, Brecht created a new aesthetic that was designed to usher in a Marxist revolution; indeed, his entire purpose in life was to free humanity from the material form of suffering. In The Good Person of Szechwan, the viewer sees the ways in which social ...

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Lars von Trier, a Danish director and screenwriter, is one of the most visually distinctive filmmakers. Lars Trier, which is his real name, started making his own films at the age of 11 when he got his first Super 8 camera. Later on, in the National Film School of Denmark, he shot the films “Nocturne” and “The Last Detail” which became the winners of the Munich International Festival of Film Schools. It was in 1995, when von Trier originated the new cinematic movement, which was called Dogme 95. At the heart of this movement were the rules of creating films ...