Brecht

[ brekt; German brekht ]

noun

1. Ber·tolt [ber, -tawlt], 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.

Brecht

/ brɛçt /

noun

1. BrechtBertolt18981956MGermanTHEATRE: dramatistTHEATRE: theatre producerWRITING: poet Bertolt (ˈbɛrtɔlt). 1898–1956, German dramatist, theatrical producer, and poet, who developed a new style of "epic" theatre and a new theory of theatrical alienation, notable also for his wit and compassion. His early works include The Threepenny Opera (1928) and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930) (both with music by Kurt Weill). His later plays are concerned with moral and political dilemmas and include Mother Courage and her Children (1941), The Good Woman of Setzuan (1943), and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1955)

Derived Forms

• ˈBrechtian, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• Brechti·an adjective

Example Sentences

Doug Brecht, director of the county’s Office of Care Coordination, attributed the increase in part to the end of COVID-era initiatives that provided financial support to families and housing-related protections such as eviction moratoriums.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every Wednesday, all the cool kids would go to see them at the Bertolt Brecht” cultural center, she added, peppering her speech with an occasional English word or phrase.

From New York Times

“I felt like we had a good plan tonight for third down,” Brecht said.

From Washington Times

Two years later there was a masterly performance in The Life of Galileo, Berthold Brecht's take on the life of the 17th Century Italian scientist.

From BBC

It was, as Brecht puts it: “Painstaking and sometimes overwhelming, but gratifying in the end.”

From Science Magazine