{"product_id":"bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life-9781474240000","title":"Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist. Tracing his extraordinary life, from his formative years in Augsburg, through the First World War, his politicisation during the Weimar Republic and his years of exile, up to the Berliner Ensemble's dazzling productions in Paris and London, Parker shows how Brecht achieved his transformative effect upon world theatre and poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBertolt Brecht: A Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful portrait of a great, compulsively contradictory personality, whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is Henry Simon Professor of German at the University of Manchester and was Leverhulme Research Fellow (2009-12). His publications include \u003ci\u003eSinn und Form: The Anatomy of a Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Restoration: Re-thinking German Literature 1930-1960\u003c\/i\u003e (both co-authored), \u003ci\u003ePeter Huchel: A Literary Life in 20th-Century Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and he contributed to \u003ci\u003eBrecht on Art and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453580771602,"sku":"9781474240000","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24b6bef5-00d8-4558-b901-43996a205228.jpg?v=1751974929","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life-9781474240000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}