Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
playwright
poet |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Berliner_Ensemble
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkb:Georg_Büchner_Prize |
| gptkbp:born |
February 10, 1898
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Hannah_Brecht
gptkb:Barbara_Brecht-Schall |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Kurt_Weill
gptkb:Hanns_Eisler |
| gptkbp:died |
August 14, 1956
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
socialist realism
alienation effect |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate.” “Who fights can lose, who doesn’t fight has already lost.” |
| gptkbp:field |
literature
theatre |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bertold Brecht
|
| gptkbp:influence |
theatre practitioners
playwrights |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Theatre of the Absurd
postmodern theatre |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:Max_Reinhardt |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
modern drama
Brechtian theatre |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
epic theatre
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Brechtian techniques
theatre as a tool for social change political theatre critical engagement with society |
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Caucasian_Chalk_Circle
Mother Courage and Her Children The Threepenny Opera |
| gptkbp:occupation |
lyricist
theatre director |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Augsburg,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
East_Berlin,_East_Germany
|
| gptkbp:research |
philosophy
theatre arts |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Helene_Weigel
|