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Gathered together in English, this volume contains all of Brecht's theoretical writing about film, radio, broadcasting and the new media written between 1919 and 1956.

About the Author

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists of the 20th century whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Marc Silberman is Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA, and co-editor of Brecht on Theatre and Brecht on Performance.