Brecht and Co.: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama (Grove Great Lives)

Brecht and Co.: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama (Grove Great Lives) by Fuegi, John. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780802139108.

The result of twenty-five years of research on three continents, Brecht and Company is a revolutionary portrait of one of the worlds greatest theater artists -- and the people upon whom he built his reputation. A noted Brecht scholar, John Fuegi traces the evolution of Brechts parasitic relationships and aggressive ambition through close analysis of diaries, letters, and drafts of the literary works, revealing a man who was personally dazzling, a genius at assembling and directing the plays created in his workshop, but ultimately lacking in literary stamina, for which he depended on his lovers. A landmark study about the life and times of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century theater, Brecht and Co. will forever change our understanding of Brecht and his oeuvre. "[An] enormous, fascinating biography." -- The New Yorker "One of the most important critical studies of the century." -- New York Magazine