Study Guide to Baal and Other Works by Bertolt Brecht

by Intelligent Education (Created by)

Overview

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Bertolt Bretcht, the creator of epic theatre. Titles in this study guide include The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Good Woman Of Setzuan, Galileo, Mother Courage, The Measures Taken, St. Joan Of The Stockyards, The Threepenny Opera, A Man's A Man, In The Swamp, and Baal.

As a playwright, theatre director, and poet of the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries, Brecht forever changed dramas by creating epic theatre, a theatrical movement that interrupted the storyline in order to allow the audience to critically engage with the performance.Moreover, his modernist approach to theatre pushed drama as a medium of art. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Bertolt Brecht's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains:

- Introductions to the Author and the Work
- Character Summaries
- Plot Guides
- Section and Chapter Overviews
- Test Essay and Study Q&As

The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645424253
Publisher:	Dexterity
Publication date:	07/17/2020
Series:	Bright Notes
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	866 KB

About the Author

Intelligent Education is a learning company with a mission to publish accessible resources and digital tools to educate the world. Their mission drives every project, from publishing books to designing software and online courses, film projects, mobile apps, VR/AR learning tools and more. IE builds tools to empower people who love to learn. Intelligent Education offers courses in science, mathematics, the arts, humanities, history and language arts taught by leading university professors from Wake Forest University, Indiana University, Texas A&M University, and other great schools. The learning platform features 3D models and 360 media paired with instructional videos for on-screen and Mixed Reality interaction that increases student engagement and improves retention. The IE team is geographically located across the United States and is a division of Academic Influence. Learn more at http://intelligent.education.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1) Introduction to Bertolt Brecht 1 2) Introduction to Baal 18 3) Scene Synopses 21 4) Character Analyses 31 5) Introduction to In The Swamp (Im Dickicht der Staedte; In The Jungle of Cities) 33 6) Scene Synopses 35 7) Character Analyses 45 8) Introduction to A Man's A Man (Mann Ist Mann; Man is Man; Man Equals Man) 47 9) Scene Synopses 49 10) Introduction to The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper): 1928 54 11) Textual Analysis Act One: 1928 57 Act Two: 1928 62 Act Three: 1928 67 12) Character Analyses: 1928 71 13) Introduction to St. Joan of the Stockyards (Die Heilige Johanna der Schlachthoefe): 1928 73 14) Scene Synopses: 1928 91 15) Character Analyses: 1928 83 16) The Measures Taken (Die Massnahme; The Expedient; The Decision): 1928 85 17) Introduction to Mother Courage (Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder): 1928 88 18) Scene Synopses: 1928 91 19) Character Analyses: 1928 103 20) Introduction to Galileo (Leben des Galilei): 1939 106 21) Scene Synopses: 1939 109 22) Character Analyses: 1939 127 23) Introduction to The Good Woman of Setzuan (Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan): 1939 130 24) Scene Synopses: 1939 134 25) Character Analyses: 1939 149 26) Introduction to The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis): 1939 151 27) Textual Analysis Act One: 1939 155 Act Two: 1939 157 Act Three: 1939 160 Act Four (Part Two, Act One, in Some Versions): 1939 163 Act Five: 1939 167 28) Character Analyses: 1939 170 29) The Unity of Brecht's Work: 1939 173 30) Critical Commentary: 1939 178 31) Essay Questions and Answers: 1939 182 32) Bibliography: 1939 190