Brecht and the Bible: A Study of Religious Nihilism and Human Weakness in Brecht's Drama of Morality and the City - Couverture souple

S.J., G. Ronald Murphy

 
9781469656748: Brecht and the Bible: A Study of Religious Nihilism and Human Weakness in Brecht's Drama of Morality and the City
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ISBN 10 : 1469656744 ISBN 13 : 9781469656748
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2020

Synopsis

This study identifies the underlying patterns of persistent biblical allusion in the work of renowned playwright Bertolt Brecht. Rather than reducing Brecht's use of the Bible to the purely satirical, the author interprets the full dramatic function of Brecht's complex use of scripture. Using examples from plays written throughout the span of Brecht's career, Murphy shows how Brecht invokes the stories of Old Testament figures such as Job and Isaiah as well as the crucifixion accounts of the New Testament in order to build sympathetic characters and explore his more political themes.

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1469656744
ISBN 13 
9781469656748
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
122
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780807880968: Brecht and the Bible: A Study of Religious Nihilism and Human Weakness in Brecht's Drama of Mortality and the City

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ISBN 10 :  0807880965 ISBN 13 :  9780807880968
Editeur : The University of North Carolina..., 1980
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