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Bertolt Brecht The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Title: Bertolt Brecht The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Category: Arts & Humanities
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Bertolt Brecht The Caucasian Chalk Circle
BERTOLT BRECHT – “THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE”
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) a non-conformist German playwright, was the most important single influence in the development of epic theatre. His political beliefs and experiences were his motivation to try to change the world through drama. Through the theatre he created he made people realise the wrong doings of the society in which they lived. Brecht was a pacifist and, therefore, wrote a number of plays with strong political messages to …showed first 75 words of 1815 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1815 total…to anyone; for the playwright, director and actor, it is essential.”
(Patterson, M: 1994: p. 285)
Until Brecht’s death in 1956, his productions were unsuccessful and were poorly received by his audiences. As the themes explored in “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” and Brecht’s other plays are not tied to any particular historical period and they are relevant to every society, they will continue to be studied and admired as unique pieces of drama in the future.
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