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Bertolt Brecht: Playwrights
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In 1919 Brecht returned to his studies but devoted himself increasingly to writing plays. His first full-length plays were Baal (1922) and Trommeln in der Nacht (1922; Drums in the Night). In September 1922 Drums in the Night was presented at the Munich Kammerspiele, where Brecht was subsequently employed as resident playwright.
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Eric Bentley is a widely recognized playwright, critic, and scholar, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theater, and a longtime intimate of Brecht's. His most recent books are Bentley on Brecht (1999) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1999).
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Brecht's ready listing was sure to fuel the immense controversy that he has attracted since his early theatrical successes in the 1920s. Sometimes compared to Shakespeare (by Charles Laughton), Brecht is generally considered one of the great playwrights and directors of the 20th century.
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These early writings have led to questions about Brecht's own sexual orientation. Although his heterosexual exploits are well documented by biographers, memoirists, and by Brecht himself in his diaries, the playwright's possible gayness remains speculative. Brechtian scholar Erika Munk has asserted that Brecht "preferred male company" during his late teens and early twenties and has suggested that Brecht's "bisexuality is not reasonably in doubt."
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This online exhibition celebrates the 100th birthday of Bertolt Brecht, one of the most influential playwrights of the twentieth century. This exhibit showcases archival materials in the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library about Brecht and his years in Southern California.
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