Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations of Works Frequently Cited ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1: Epic Opera and Epic Theater: “Anmerkungen zur Oper Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny” (1930) 26
7. 2: Conceptualizing the Exile Work: “Nicht-Aristotelisches Theater,” “Verfremdung,” and “Historisierung” 77
8. 3: The Dramaturgical Poems and Their Contexts 132
9. 4: Preparations for East Berlin: Kleines Organon für das Theater (1948) 181
10. 5: “Viel Theorie in Dialogform”: The Messingkauf Project (1939–1956) 238
11. Works Consulted 313
12. Index 333