Brecht Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
Praxis and hammer quote
A
‘Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it’
2
Q
Ethics quote
A
‘Grub first, then ethics’
3
Q
Actors showing not being quote
A
‘The actor is not Lear, he shows Lear’
4
Q
Tragedy and comedy quote
A
‘The line between tragedy and humour has vanished’
5
Q
Brains in cloakroom quote
A
‘Hang their brains with their hats in the cloakroom’
6
Q
Audience quote
A
‘Jury like’
7
Q
Spass quote
A
‘If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show’
8
Q
Gestus
A
Something conveying the ideas of play as a whole
9
Q
Multi-rolling
A
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10
Q
V-effect
A
verfremdungseffekt
