Brecht
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Audio Help [brekt; Ger. brekht] Pronunciation Key –noun
Ber·tolt
Audio Help [ber-tawlt] Pronunciation Key, 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet. |
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Brecht·i·an, adjective
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Bertolt Brecht
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| Brecht
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German poet and playwright who developed "epic drama," a style that relies on the audience's reflective detachment rather than the production's atmosphere and action. His works include The Threepenny Opera (1928) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1948). Brecht'i·an adj. |
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| bertolt brecht | |
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| German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) [syn: Brecht] |
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