{"product_id":"space-and-time-in-epic-theater-9781571131867","title":"Space and Time in Epic Theater","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe development of epic theater before, during, and after Brecht's time, and analysis of epic productions, showing the form's continued relevance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBertolt Brecht and the director Erwin Piscator developed epic theater in the 1920s because they found Western realism limited to the single perspective of an individual, and thus unable to confront the new realities: technologicalwarfare, revolution, the metropolis, and the mass media, among others. The epic stage juxtaposed the old media of actors and scenery with new media, including film, photography, and electronic sound. Bryant-Bertail provides analyses of theatrical productions in the epic tradition from before, during, and after Brecht's lifetime: Hasek's \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier Schwejk\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Piscator; \u003ci\u003eMother Courage\u003c\/i\u003e written and directed by Brecht; Lenz's \u003ci\u003eThe Tutor\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Brecht; Ibsen's \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e in productions directed by Peter Stein and Rustom Bharucha; Büchner's \u003ci\u003eLeon and Lena (\u0026amp; Lenz)\u003c\/i\u003e directed by JoAnne Akalaitis; and \u003ci\u003eLes Atrides\u003c\/i\u003e (The House of Atreus) from Aeschylus and Euripides, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine.  Bryant-Bertail shows that epic theater's relevance for politically engaged artists lies in its discovery that history, fate, and human nature are spatio-temporal constructs that may be reconstructed on stage.\u003cbr\u003eSarah Bryant-Bertail is associate professor in the School of Drama at the University of Washington.","brand":"Sarah Bryant-Bertail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280292655355,"sku":"9781571131867","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781571131867.jpg?v=1772484883","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/space-and-time-in-epic-theater-9781571131867","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}