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Aspekte Des Charakterbegriffs Im Werk Von Bertolt Brecht, Brigitte Dewolfe
Aspekte Des Charakterbegriffs Im Werk Von Bertolt Brecht, Brigitte Dewolfe
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Brecht's concept of character and its influence on the content and style of his works
Brecht's concept of character, based on the Marxist-socialist premise of the perfectibility of man, is one of the most important aspects of his work. He believes that man's character is comparable to an atom, constantly falling apart and re-assembling itself. He states that man should be defined by his contradictory actions.
With this view of man, several assumptions of the traditional theater no longer hold. There is no stalwart hero to pit the strength of his character against fate, there is no moral code by …
GüNter Kunert: The Artistic Development Of A Writer Of The German Democratic Republic, Jutta Southwell
GüNter Kunert: The Artistic Development Of A Writer Of The German Democratic Republic, Jutta Southwell
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It is the purpose of this thesis to present the artistic development of the socialist writer Günter Kunert. He is considered to be one of the important representatives of the literature of the German Democratic Republic where he has spent most of his life. His artistic creativity stretches over three decades.
The different artistic and ideological periods of the development of this writer are presented in chronological order. An attempt is being made to explain why Kunert's work is of a politically provocative nature and why it shows such strong criticism towards the socialist country whose citizen he is.
The …