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2 - Professing Non-Aristotelianism: Brecht’s Small Organon for the Theatre (1948)

from Part I - Point of Contact 1948

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2021

Martin Revermann
Martin Revermann
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University of Toronto
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This chapter explores in particular the 'greek presence' in the small organon, as manifested in the form of greek tragedy and/or its theorist aristotle. This is embedded within a broader analysis of this key work as a fundamenal contribution to theatre theory. New archival material in the form of brecht's type-written inserts into his personal copy of aristotle's 'poetics' is published for the first time and discussed in detail.

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Brechttragedygreek tragedysophoclesantigonearistotlenaturalism20-century dramaepic theatreverfremdung
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Brecht and Tragedy
Radicalism, Traditionalism, Eristics
 , pp. 51 - 103
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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