Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Bertolt Brecht, John Willett

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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Willett)

Bertolt Brecht, John Willett

Overview

The twenty-four scenes of this play could be regarded as separate playlets covering the years from 1933 to just before Hitler's entry into Vienna. Each is preceded and linked by a short verse, forming a sort of kaleidoscope of life under the Nazi dictatorship. The whole forms a horrifying picture of darkest tyranny, but is lightened by the occasional gleams of defiance.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period
  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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John Willett