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‘Ebenso hiess das Mädchen nicht andauernd Marie’: Vier (fast) unbekannte Frauenbriefe an Bertolt Brecht aus den Jahren 1916 bis 1918

Stephen Parker Juergen Hillesheim

German Life and Letters. 2011;64(4):536-551.

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Abstract

This article presents for the first time in their entirety four letters to Brecht from different girlfriends from 1916-18, which Parker identified in the Augsburg Brecht Archive. Amongst the few surviving letters to the young Brecht, these documents are juxtaposed with poems, diary entries and correspondence to demonstrate the adolescent Brecht's early striving towards the polygamy which he practised throughout his adult life. The article identifies developing modes of behaviour characteristic of Brecht's famous anti-romantic love poetry, particularly warnings to lovers about the ephemeral nature of love and about their interchangeability.

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Brecht

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Oxford
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64
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536
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551
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536-551
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10.1111/j.1468-0483.2011.01550.x
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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:135356
Created by:
Parker, Stephen
Created:
4th November, 2011, 09:56:38
Last modified by:
Parker, Stephen
Last modified:
26th October, 2015, 13:46:34

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