Turned creon into a complete moral despot uses sophocles as a basis with which to interpret his own text. Brechts version was based on the ancient text of sophocles use of classical text as an allegory of nazi regime. From the beginning, brecht made it his task to wrench ancient tragic poetry out of its ideological haze, and proceeded to dismantle. This was brecht s first directorial collaboration with caspar neher. In the theoretical statements, excursions, technical indications occasion. Antigone bertolt brecht by alexander buxton on prezi. Brecht was born in augsburg, bavaria, in 1898, and the two world wars directly affected his life and works. This study compares bertolt brechts 1948 antigone in relation to sophocles original version of the antigone myth. Experiencias educativas en las aulas del siglo xxi.
Bertolt brecht archivos pub libros, epub, mobi, pdf. Antigone, also known as the antigone of sophocles, is an adaptation by the german dramatist bertolt brecht of holderlins translation of sophocles tragedy. Coming of age during the weimar republic, he had his first successes as a. The main objective was the interpretation of a text constructed from originary scenes of distinct texts, writhen from distinct historical moments, social contexts and aesthetic conceptions, but based in a same dramatical nucleus. Antigona bertolt brecht pub libros, epub, mobi, pdf. In a version by bertolt brecht applause books bertolt brecht, sophocles, friedrich holderlin, judith malina on. Bertolt brecht bertolt breht eugen berthold friedrich brecht.
Eteocle e polinice non sono morti combattendo fra di loro. Eugen berthold friedrich brecht 10 february 1898 14 august 1956, known professionally as bertolt brecht, was a german theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Brechts adaptation of sophocles antigone in 1948 was openly a political gesture that aspired to the complete rationalization of greek tragedy. Descargar antigona bertolt brecht en pdf libros geniales. From the beginning, brecht made it his task to wrench ancient tragic poetry out of its ideological haze, and proceeded to dismantle and eliminate what he named the element of fate, the crucial substance of tragic myth itself. Bertolt brecht10 february 1898 14 august 1956 eugen berthold friedrich brecht. It is known that upon returning from his american exile, at the end of 1947, bertolt brecht began to work on antigone, the tragic poem by sophocles. Antigone is a greek tragedy written around 451 bc by sophocles. His works include the threepenny opera 1928 with composer kurt weill, mother courage and her children 1941, the good person of szechwan 1943, and the resistible rise of arturo ui 1958.
The play was adapted by german playwright bertolt brecht and renamed the antigone of sophocles. Write a concise note on the comparison between conventional theatre and epic theatre. Janphilipp possmann hausarbeit hauptseminar germanistik neuere deutsche literatur publizieren sie ihre hausarbeiten, referate, essays, bachelorarbeit oder masterarbeit. It was first performed at the chur stadttheater in switzerland in 1948, with brechts second wife helene weigel, in the lead role. Biography of bertolt brecht bertolt brecht was born on february 10, 1898 in the medieval city of augsburg, part of the bavarian section of the german empire. Pdf brechts adaptation of sophocles antigone in 1948 was openly a. Antigone of sophocles, the days of the commune, turandot or the whitewashers. Antigone in a version by bertolt brecht by bertolt brecht. Jean anouilh, bertolt brecht, marguerite yourcenar, leopoldo marechal i. Bertolt brecht was one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century. Married in 1897, his father was a catholic and his mother a protestant. The antigone of sophocles 1947 by bertolt brecht digitalized by revsocialist for socialiststories. Brechts antigone in performance performance philosophy. It was first performed at the chur stadttheater in switzerland in 1948, with brecht s second wife helene weigel, in the lead role.