{"product_id":"bentley-on-brecht-eric-bentley-9780810123939","title":"Bentley on Brecht","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of 2007 The Robert Chesley Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Playwriting \u003cbr\u003e Winner of 2006 International Association of Theatre Critics Thalia Prize \u003cbr\u003e Winner of 2006 Village Voice OBIE Awards Lifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since their first meeting in Santa Monica, California in 1942, Eric Bentley has been Bertolt Brecht's other, offstage voice. Just as Brecht reshaped modern theater, Bentley's writings on Brecht helped shape his reputation in the United States and the rest of the world. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBentley on Brecht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e represents a lifetime of critical and personal thoughts on both Brecht as friend and Brecht as influential literary figure. Brought together in this volume are Brecht-Bentley correspondence, Bentley's personal recollections of his years with Brecht, including Charles Laughton's production of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalileo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Brecht's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Bentley's analysis of Brecht's plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Bentley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810123932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810123939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.95w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 278","brand":"Eric Bentley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334425694463,"sku":"9780810123939","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5c95d3d-c0a7-4bd7-a046-2ee783c7cacc.jpg?v=1731466800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bentley-on-brecht-eric-bentley-9780810123939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}