SCOPE: Bertolt Brecht was a controversial German playwright whose works criticized the political and social conventions of his day. In 1929, Brecht joined the Communist Party, and his political affiliations were voiced in his writings to such an extent that his works were banned and he was forced into exile. (Diamond, Encyclopedia of World Writers) He is still regarded as one of the more influential writers of the 20th century.

Books of Bertolt Brecht’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under “Brecht, Bertolt,” and under specific individual titles.

Books by and about Bertolt Brecht have the call number(s) PT2603.

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Some representative books from the circulating collection located upstairs in the library are:

Fuegi, John. Bertolt Brecht: Chaos, According to Plan. New York: Cambridge
Unviersity Press, 1987.

Fuegi, John. Brecht and Company: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama. New York: Grove Press, 1994.

Willett, John. Brecht in Context: Comparative Approaches. New York: Methuen, 1984.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide and overview or summary of the topic.

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

PN 451.E53 2003 Encyclopedia of 19th and 20th Century World Writers. 

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

• Germanic Literature
• Literature-General

WEB SITES

International Brecht Society
http://german.lss.wisc.edu/brecht/

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Updated 10/22/2007