Books in the Brecht Yearbook series

The Brecht Yearbook is a venue for discussion about aspects of theatre and literature that were of particular interest to Bertolt Brecht, especially the politics of literature and the politics of theatre in a global context. The articles in this volume shed new light on Brecht's concept of alienation Verfremdung, and his relation to cinema, mass media, and dance.

This volume features a dossier on writer-actor-director Manfred Karge, unpublished documents from the Brecht Archive in Berlin, new research articles on Brecht, and reviews of recent books. Article topics include Brecht and Adorno in Los Angeles, Celan and Brecht, and transcultural aspects of epic theatre.

Contains a selection of contributions that originated at the 2013 International Brecht Society Symposium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a focused set of articles on Brecht and Buchner, and new research on Brecht and Tragedy, Brecht and Puccini, and George Tabori.

Newest volume of the central scholarly forum for discussion of Brecht and aspects of theater and literature of particular interest to him, especially the politics of literature and theater in a global context.

Alongside the usual wide-ranging lineup of research articles, volume 41 features an interview with Berliner Ensemble actor Annemone Haase and an extensive special section on teaching Brecht.

The leading publication on Brecht, his work, and topics of interest to him; this annual volume documents the International Brecht Society's 2016 symposium, "Recycling Brecht."

The leading scholarly publication on Brecht; volume 43 contains a wealth of articles on diverse topics and a reconstruction of the two-chorus version of The Exception and the Rule.

Annual volume, this time featuring special sections on Brecht's dramatic fragments and on comedy in post-Brechtian theater, along with a variety of other contributions.

Bertolt Brecht continues to be regarded as one of the twentieth century's most controversial and influential writers. His life and work raise important questions about the nature and function of literature and theater, about perception and commitment, about feminist approaches to politics and literature, and about intellectual property rights. The Brecht Yearbook is a venue for discussion about aspects of theater and literature that were of particular interest to Brecht, especially the politics of literature and the politics of theater in a global context. The volume Brecht in / and Asia contains twenty-six essays based on presentations given at "Brecht in/and Asia,"the thirteenth Symposium of the International Brecht Society (IBS), which was held at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 2010. Themes covered include Brecht in India; contemporary Chinese theater; the 'Chinese' Brecht; tradition, Brecht, and political theater; Brecht between imperialism and postcolonialism, orient and occident; Fritz Bennewitz's intercultural Brecht productions; and Brecht('s) adaptations.

Volume 35 in this series has a special section on questions of Marxism and ethics in the work of Brecht. Other contributions focus on the early years of the author and the theory and practice of staging Brechtian plays. The volume also includes two contemporary texts written in the Brechtian tradition.