SOCIO-POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION OF PELAGEA WLASSOWA IN BERTOLT BRECHT'S DRAMA "MOTHER" Cover Image

ДРУШТВЕНО-ПОЛИТИЧКИ ПРЕОБРАЖАЈ ПЕЛАГЕЕ ВЛАСОВЕ У ДРАМИ "МАЈКА" БЕРТОЛТА БРЕХТА
SOCIO-POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION OF PELAGEA WLASSOWA IN BERTOLT BRECHT'S DRAMA "MOTHER"

Author(s): Jelena Đ. Gojić
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, German Literature
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: Brecht;socio-political engagement;”Mother”;Marxism;epic theatre;didactic writings

Summary/Abstract: Brecht was one of the most influential theatre practitioners, playwrights, poets and filmmakers of the 20th century. In this paper we deal with one of his dra- mas, which was one of his early dramatic writings and which transparently portrays Brecht’s social engagement and his affection for the Communist Party. This drama shows the basic postulates of Marxist ideology and it has received little attention in Serbian scientific literature. This paper points to Brecht’s engagement in this didactic piece, with the support of the theoretical postulates of Shaw, Sartre, Foucault and Adrienne Rich. The aim of the paper is to show the development of the main charac- ter, Pelagea Wlassowa, who is undergoing such a transformation, which is inevitably accompanied by her activation in current socio-political events.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2020
  • Issue No: 71
  • Page Range: 83-99
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian