Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

Brecht is studied on Drama, English and German courses from GCSE upwards and is one of the central figures of modern world drama. The only Student Edition on the market combining both the text of the play and a full commentary and study aids. The play and accompanying commentary is a perfect vehicle for studying Brecht's theatre technique, studied on every drama course. There are 8,000 students of German A level and 16,000 of Drama A level for whom this would be an ideal edition.

A Student Edition of Brecht's series of inter-connected playlets that describes events which took place in German households under the rise of the Nazis. The text of the play is accompanied by an extensive commentary and study notes.Brecht's series of twenty-four interconnected playlets describe events which took place in ordinary German households in the 1930s. They dramatise with clinical precision the suspicion and anxiety experienced by ordinary people, particularly Jewish citizens, as the power of Hitler grew. Written in exile in Denmark and first staged in 1938 it was inspired in part by his recent trip to Moscow where he had been researching tasks for the anti-Nazi effort. This Student Edition features an extensive introduction and commentary and includes: a chronology of the Brecht's life and work; a synopsis of each playlet; an introduction to the context of the play; commentary on themes, characters, style and language; a review of the play in performance; notes on individual words and phrases in the text, and questions for further study.