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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Methuen Drama)
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich - Methuen Drama Author:Bertolt Brecht Brecht's series of twenty-four interconnected playlets describe events which took place in ordinary German households in the 1930s. They dramatize with clinical precision the suspicion and anxiety experienced by ordinary people, particularly Jewish citizens, as the power of Hitler grew. This volume is translated by John Willett, joint editor ... more »of Brecht's collected plays in English and is accompanied by an extensive introduction and commentary. "What Brecht shows us here is more or less harmless by comparison with what came later. Perhaps this is its greatest strength: we know the results, what we are looking for is the beginnings."-Max Frisch« less