| Description |
1 online resource (439 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Princeton Legacy Library
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Princeton legacy library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; I. Prologue to American Exile; 1. Brecht and America-The New Atlantis; II. Brecht and Hollywood; III. The Difficult Brecht; IV. Brecht and the American Theater; V. Brecht and Feelings; VI. The Charismatic Brecht; VII. Brecht and the Germans; VIII. The Ideological Brecht; IX. The Last Act in America; X. Epilogue. |
| Summary |
This colorful account of Bertolt Brecht's move from Germany to America during the Hitler era explores his activities as a Hollywood writer, a playwright determined to conquer Broadway, a political commentator and activist, a social observer, and an exile in an alien land. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while pr. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Exile -- United States.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. |
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United States. |
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Appreciation -- United States.
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Authors, German -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, German. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lyon, James K. Bertolt Brecht in America. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980] xiv, 408 pages, [8] leaves of plates ; 24 cm. Princeton legacy library 9780691613734 (DLC) 80007543 |
| ISBN |
9781400855902 (electronic book) |
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140085590X (electronic book) |
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9780691064437 |
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0691064431 |
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0691613737 |
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9780691613734 |
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0691064431 |
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9780691613734 |
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