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Illusion Und Verfremdung: Begriff, Form Und Wirkung; Bezogen Auf Bertolt Brecht: "Der Gute Mensch Von Sezuan,", Robert E. Folk
Illusion Und Verfremdung: Begriff, Form Und Wirkung; Bezogen Auf Bertolt Brecht: "Der Gute Mensch Von Sezuan,", Robert E. Folk
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Perhaps Bertolt Brecht's most obvious intention in connection with the theater was to help change the economic conditions, under which the people in a capitalistic society live. But, according to him, this could only be possible if the people were to develop a critical attitude and awareness of the contradictions that exist in such a society, in which "exploiters exploit the exploited", to put it in Brecht's straightforward terminology. It was his goal in the theater to help the spectator achieve this critical attitude. However, it was his opinion that this could only be done by rejecting the traditional theater …
Leben Heisst Töten; Die Kriegsdeutung Ernst Jüngers Dargestellt An In Stahlgewittern Und Der Kampf Als Inneres Erlebnis, Sabine Schroeder-Sherwin
Leben Heisst Töten; Die Kriegsdeutung Ernst Jüngers Dargestellt An In Stahlgewittern Und Der Kampf Als Inneres Erlebnis, Sabine Schroeder-Sherwin
Dissertations and Theses
In this thesis an attempt is made to show the impression World War I made on the mind of a young German author. I have tried to interpret his outlook on war and to show how he could arrive at such a seemingly sordid statement as "living is killing". In 1920 a relatively unknown member of the Reichswehr published an account of World War I that soon became a bestseller. The book was In Stahlgewittern, its author Ernst Jünger. It was followed two years later by Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis. Their common subject was war. The success of the …