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The purpose of this investigation is to examine the political philosophy of Arnold Brecht in order to determine the positive contributions which his thought offers to a practical science of politics and to a more rational view of the relationship between fact and value. As a political scientist, he has embodied a unique capacity for doing and teaching and for making the past meaningful for the present.

This thesis is the first to examine chronologically the earliest published versions of all the full-length plays wrilten by Bertolt Brecht in the years 1918-1929. The evidence of these early unrevised versions and of hitherto unpublished material throws new light on this first period of his career as a dramatist which is seen as being principally characterised by the lack of any attempt to resolve the conflicts in which these early plays abound. The analysis of these conflicts involves in the first place an examination of the antagonisms between characters and the tensions within the mind of individual characters. This study of motive and interaction draws attention to the co-existence of existential and social sources of conflict in these early dramasq and outlines the changing relative importance of existential and social factors in each of the plays under consideration. Whereas in Baal (1918), Im Dickicht (1922) and Leben Eiduards des Zweiten (1924) there is great emphasis on the existential dimension of conflict, Trommeln in der Nacht (1919)9 Mann ist Mann (1926) and Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1929) pay more regard to its social significance. From the dates of these plays alone it is clear that to make such a distinction is to point to differences oI stress in individual plays rather than to a clear and straightforward development within the period under consideration. Howeverg allowing that existential and social factors continue to be of equal importance throughout the Twenties, a trend towards paying more attention to the social determinants of behaviour becomes apparent in works written from 1926 onwards. Brecht's presentation of conflict in these early plays is invariably ambivalent a fine balance being constantly maintained between the respective merits and negative aspects of different facets of conflict: vital enjoyment of struggle is offset by horror at the suffering caused, the claims of the transient individual clash with the demands of morality, the attractions of self-destruction vie with those of survival, the claims of passion with those of prudence. Formally, this ambivalence is reflected in the frequent mixture of comedy with tragedy, in sudden shifts from one stylistic level to another, and in the use of techniques of presentation, some of which encourage empathy with the characters, while others promote a more distanced attitude to events. The concluding chapter examines briefly the re-emergence of unresolved conflicts in plays written after Brecht's turn to Marxism.

Zugl.: Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2005

Kassel, Universiẗat, Diss., 2006. / Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2005.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-196).

Honors thesis (English)--Oberlin College, 2008. / "April 2008" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-41)

Diss.--Romanistisches Institut des Fachbereichs Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften--Universität Regensburg, 1988.

Submitted by Teixeira Fran (franteixeira00@gmail.com) on 2013-07-18T13:19:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE PPGAC FRANCIMARA TEIXEIRA 2013.pdf: 19018787 bytes, checksum: a8c2d6a0062d21f6a7878282af673497 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ednaide Gondim Magalhães(ednaide@ufba.br) on 2013-08-06T14:51:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE PPGAC FRANCIMARA TEIXEIRA 2013.pdf: 19018787 bytes, checksum: a8c2d6a0062d21f6a7878282af673497 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-08-06T14:51:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE PPGAC FRANCIMARA TEIXEIRA 2013.pdf: 19018787 bytes, checksum: a8c2d6a0062d21f6a7878282af673497 (MD5) / CAPES - SETEC/IFCE / Esta tese tem como objetivo a realização de um trabalho experimental baseado na descoberta e criação de jogos para a cena a partir do Material Fatzer, produzido por Bertolt Brecht entre 1926 e 1930. O material é uma reunião de comentários e fragmentos, divididos em cinco fases de trabalho. Essa pesquisa parte da hipótese que o Fatzer é um modelo para a investigação contemporânea de novas formas de narrar. O texto é explorado a partir dos conceitos de modelo de ação (Handlungsmuster) e estranhamento (Verfremdung), eleitos nesta pesquisa como instrumentos didáticos e metodológicos a partir da teoria da peça didática (Lehrstück) e defendidos por seus principais comentadores (BENJAMIN, 1987; KOUDELA, 1991; LEHMANN, 2009; McGOWAN, 2011; STEINWEG; 1972, WILKE, 1999; WIRTH, 1984, 1999). Os experimentos foram realizados com o grupo cearense Teatro Máquina em treze encontros, distribuídos em quatro etapas de trabalho. Os procedimentos técnicos adotados na pesquisa (relatos, improvisação, troca de papéis, jogos e produção textual) compõem o plano operativo das etapas de trabalho, subdivididas a partir das seguintes discussões: i. noções de experiência, choque, crítica e fragmento, segundo Benjamin (1987); ii. conceitos operativos da teoria e prática da peça didática; e iii. estruturas textuais que compõem o Fatzer (diálogos, coros, fábulas, indicações para encenação, reflexões teóricas). Durante as etapas de trabalho, foi desenvolvido o roteiro Diga que você está de acordo!, que sintetiza os principais materiais e jogos para a cena experimentados e produzidos na etapa prática. O roteiro é uma síntese poética do encontro do grupo com o texto de Brecht e apresenta em seções separadas as estruturas narrativas que foram experimentadas durante a pesquisa, indicando que a experimentação com o texto como modelo de ação aponta possibilidades para a descoberta de novas formas de narrar. / Salvador

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