Autor: Eric Bentley

Editorial Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers

Firma y fecha en página de respeto. Introduction by Richard Gilman. Here is Bentley's definitive original text, including his long-suppressed foreword. A major study by one of the leading modern dramatic critics. Introduction by Richard Gilman; new Afterword by the Author. Eric Bentley (born in England) is a renowned critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator. He became an American citizen in 1948. In addition to teaching at Columbia University, which he joined in 1953, Bentley was in the 1950s a theatre critic for The New Republic, known for his blunt style of theatre criticism. Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller threatened to sue Bentley for his unfavorable reviews of their work, but abandoned the attempt. From 1960-1961 Bentley was the Norton professor at Harvard University. Bentley met Bertolt Brecht at UCLA as a young man and is considered one of the pre-eminent experts on Brecht, whose work he has translated. He edited the Grove Press issue of Brecht's work, and made two albums of Brecht songs for the legendary Folkways Records label, most of which had never been recorded in English before.