Socio-Political, Historical & Economic Context Flashcards
(5 cards)
When did Bertolt Brecht write ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’?
While taking refuge in the United States during the Second World War.
When was Brecht stripped of German citizenship?
In 1935 by the Nazi regime
What was the context of the times he lived in?
- desperate poverty of Germany post WW1
- hyperinflation
- depression in the 1920s
- rise of Hitler and his fascist ideology and policies
What was happening when Brecht wrote ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’?
The Red Army had driven Nazis out of the Caucasus and a victory for the allies, including America and the Soviet Union, was in sight
What did CCC ask of the audience?
CCC asked the audience to consider what post-war Europe might look like, and what principles might shape that world