The course will provide insight into early twentieth-century 
literary theory, particularly Brecht's theory of the "epic 
theater" and the "alienation effect." Students will become 
familiar with the author's writings during the 1920s and 30s and 
Germany's complex political situation as it is reflected in 
Brecht's work. Students will also learn to assess Brecht's work 
in the context of modernist art movements and their relationship 
to social, political, and technological developments of the time.

I.	Introduction to the Course
	Life of Bertolt Brecht
	
II. 	City Life 
	Walter Ruttmann Berlin: Symphony of the Big City (1927)	
        Poems from For Those Who Live in the Cities

III. 	Imaginary Cities
	Bertolt Brecht In the Jungle of Cities (1922)
	Fritz Lang Metropolis

IV. 	Berlin Stories
	Bertolt Brecht Letter About a Mastiff, Hook to the Chin
	Bertolt Brecht The Answer, The Good Lord's Package, The 
Job

V. 	The Negative Collective
	Bertolt Brecht A Man's a Man (1926)
	
VI. 	Virtue and Vice
	Bertolt Brecht Three Penny Opera

VII. 	A New Poetics
	Bertolt Brecht Theatre for Learning
	Walter Benjamin What is Epic Theatre?; The Author as 
        Producer
								
				
VIII. 	Literature and Politics
	Bertolt Brecht The Measures Taken (1930)

IX. 	Brecht's Work in Film
	Bertolt Brecht/Slatan Dudow Kuhle Wampe or Who owns the 
        World? (1932)

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