Brechtian
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- noun
- /ˈbrɛk.ti.ən/
- Jargon
- Many directors adopt a Brechtian approach to create a more critical dialogue with viewers.
- Brechtian device
- Brechtian actor
- Brechtian theory
Examples
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- I used to be a devoted Brechtian.
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Everything that's brought onto the Brechtian stage acts.
Blog text (23) -
In one sense, it is a Brechtian technique that winks at the audience, calling attention to the play as fiction.
Academic text (1992) -
And isn't this, in the end, simply the classic Brechtian ethic?
Blog text (27) -
Sandel makes a Brechtian gesture and underlines the fictional nature of the characters.
Academic text (2000) -
Among the Brechtian devices used is a children's chorus, which sings the nursery rhyme several times in the course of the play.
Academic text (1997) -
On the one hand, the Brechtian actor adopts the spectator's pose as an observer of a character and his or her own enactment.
Academic text (2002) -
As a passionate actor, she identifies as a Brechtian who believes in provoking thought in the audience.
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The playwright's goal was to engage the audience as a Brechtian figure, encouraging them to question the narrative.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brechtian can also mean a person who follows the ideas of Bertolt Brecht, literally 'a follower of Brecht'. A Brechtian asks actors and audiences to stay aware they are watching a play and to think critically about its social message.