• Bertolt Brecht Was a Great Playwright of the 20th Century in Which He Became a Great practioner of Epic Theatre

     

    Essays3 Art, Music, History, Culture

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Published: 11.04.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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Brecht's intent was to keep the audience alienated or distanced from what is happening in the play so they could freely concentrate on the larger social and political issues that are made and reflected during the play. Brecht considered his plays to be epic because it attempted to create a whole new perspective of human history and to indicate the political direction to make things clearer.
Brecht's, Epic theatre (Brechtian theatre), was directed against the fantasy of traditional theatre. …

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