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"A mind-changing volume, after which, for all but the most parochial critics, the pecking order in the modern pantheon will never be the same" (Kenneth Tynan, The Observer)
"The most substantial and thorough rendering of Brecht's poetic work to be offered in the English language...nearly 500 poems are included here, ranging from schoolboyish effusions to the extraordinary taut and disciplined despair of the last verses. The longer the book goes on, the better it gets." Robert Nye, The Times "Now that the ballads, love lyrics, satires, mock pastorals, homilies, and political verse have been assembled, it is clear that Brecht was that very rare phenomenon: a great poet for whom poetry is an almost everyday visitation and drawing of breath...there is no doubt that the two great German poets of the first half of this century were Rilke and Brecht" George Steiner, The New Yorker Rights & Permissions: if you are seeking assistance with US extract quotation rights in this work please contact Routledge Inc in New York via Permissions.Mailbox@taylorandfrancis.com UK & Commonwealth inc Canada English language extract rights should be submitted via methuenpubltd@btinternet.com
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About Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) grew to maturity as a playwright in the frenetic years of the twenties and early thirties, with such plays as The Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny and The Mother. He left Germany when Hitler came to power in 1933, eventually reaching the United States in 1941, where he remained until 1947. It was during this period of exile that masterpieces such as The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle were written. Shortly after his return to Europe in 1947, he founded the Berliner Ensemble, with whom he created a number of legendary productions of his own plays. He died in 1956 and his Centenary was celebrated in 1998.
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