Bertolt Brecht
1898, Germany — 1956
2 books banned2 bans across 1 country
Bertolt Brecht is known for plays such as The Threepenny Opera and Mother Courage and Her Children. His work aimed to provoke critical thinking rather than emotional immersion, a technique he called "epic theatre." Brecht fled Nazi Germany, where his works were banned and burned, and later faced scrutiny in the United States during the McCarthy era. His approach to political theatre continues to influence experimental and activist performance worldwide.
