War Primer

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Fiction & Literature, Poetry, British & Irish, Military, World War II
Cover of the book War Primer by Bertolt Brecht, Verso Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bertolt Brecht ISBN: 9781784782108
Publisher: Verso Books Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: Verso Language: English
Author: Bertolt Brecht
ISBN: 9781784782108
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: Verso
Language: English

A terrifying series of short poems by one of the world’s leading playwrights, set to images of World War II

In this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.

He takes photographs from newspapers and popular magazines, and adds short lapidary verses to each in a unique attempt to understand the truth of war using mass media.

Pictures of catastrophic bombings, propaganda portraits of leading Nazis, scenes of unbearable tragedy on the battlefield — all these images contribute to an anthology of horror, from which Brecht’s perceptions are distilled in poems that are razor-sharp, angry and direct.

The result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht’s works.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A terrifying series of short poems by one of the world’s leading playwrights, set to images of World War II

In this singular book written during World War Two, Bertolt Brecht presents a devastating visual and lyrical attack on war under modern capitalism.

He takes photographs from newspapers and popular magazines, and adds short lapidary verses to each in a unique attempt to understand the truth of war using mass media.

Pictures of catastrophic bombings, propaganda portraits of leading Nazis, scenes of unbearable tragedy on the battlefield — all these images contribute to an anthology of horror, from which Brecht’s perceptions are distilled in poems that are razor-sharp, angry and direct.

The result is an outstanding literary memorial to World War Two and one of the most spontaneous, revealing and moving of Brecht’s works.

More books from Verso Books

Cover of the book General Intellects by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Europe's Fault Lines by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Chasing the Harvest by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Grand Hotel Abyss by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Class, Race and Marxism by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book The Leveller Revolution by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Peasant-Citizen and Slave by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Twilight of History by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book The Beast by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book The Great Cowboy Strike by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Capital is Dead by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book On Karl Marx by Bertolt Brecht
Cover of the book Carbon Democracy by Bertolt Brecht
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy