Description
Book SynopsisBrecht was never inclined to see any of his plays as completely finished, and this volume collects some of the most important theatrical projects and fragments that were always to remain works in progress'. Offering an invaluable insight into the writer's working methods and practices, the collection features the famous
Fatzer as well as
The Bread Store and
Judith of Shimoda, along with other texts that have never before been available in English.Alongside the familiar, completed' plays, Brecht worked on many ideas and plans which he never managed to work up even once for print or stage. In pieces like
Fleischhacker,
Garbe/
Büsching and
Jacob Trotalong we see how such projects were abandoned or interrupted or became proving grounds for ideas and techniques. The works collated here span over thirty years and allow the reader to follow Brecht's creative process as he constantly revised his work to engage with new contexts.This treasure-trov
Trade ReviewCertainly unique ... While this is undoubtedly a tome published with academics and Brechtian completists in mind, the plays themselves are insightful and readable. As such, general readers and students also have a chance to get a further insight into the brain of a unique genius and, who knows, perhaps at some point a reader might be inspired to produce one or more of these plays? * British Theatre Guide *
Table of ContentsIntroduction, explaining the status and appearance of the various projects and setting them in the context, both of Brecht’s literary development and of German social and political history.
Fleischhacker (1924-27) edited and translated by Phoebe von Held and Matthias Rothe
Fatzer: Downfall of an Egoist (1926-30) edited and translated by Tom Kuhn: The Downfall of Johann Fatzer
The Bread Store (1929-30) edited and translated by Marc Silberman
Jacob Trotalong (mid to late 1930s) Edited and translated by Charlotte Ryland
The Judith of Shimoda (1940) edited and translated by Markus Wessendorf
Büsching (1950s) edited and translated by Marc Silberman
