Brecht and the Bible

A Study of Religious Nihilism and Human Weakness in Brecht's Drama of Morality and the City

By:

G.Ronald Murphy

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Paperback / softback

Series:

University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature

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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.

Release date NZ

May 30th, 2020

Author

G.Ronald Murphy

Series

University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature

Pages

122

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Undergraduate

Illustrations

1 halftones, 4 tables

ISBN-13

9781469656748

Product ID

32139314

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