Brecht and Tragedy

Abstract

This wide-ranging, detailed and engaging study of Brecht's complex relationship with Greek tragedy and tragic tradition argues that this is fundamental for understanding his radicalism. Featuring an extensive discussion of The Antigone of Sophocles (1948) and further related works (the Antigone model book and the Small Organon for the Theatre), this monograph includes the first-ever publication of the complete set of colour photographs taken by Ruth Berlau. This is complemented by comparatist explorations of many of Brecht's own plays as his experiments with tragedy conceptualized as the 'big form'. The significance for Brecht of the Greek tragic tradition is positioned in relation to other formative influences on his work (Asian theatre, Naturalism, comedy, Schiller and Shakespeare). Brecht emerges as a theatre artist of enormous range and creativity, who has succeeded in re-shaping and re-energizing tragedy and has carved paths for its continued artistic and political relevance.

Biosynthesis of Cittilins, Unusual Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-translationally Modified Peptides from Myxococcus xanthus

“…Cittilin A and B are commonly found in extracts derived from the species M. xanthus including the model strain DK1622, as judged on the basis of high-resolution LC–MS data from myxobacterial secondary metabolome studies. , We first verified the structures of cittilin A and B using NMR spectroscopy, since no analytical data for these compounds isolated from myxobacteria was available in the literature (Supporting Information). Our analysis confirmed that the structure of myxobacterial cittilin B is identical to RP-66453 from Streptomyces strain 9738 (Supporting Information).…”