From his twenties onwards, he thought and worked in terms of Marxist dialectic and he really wasn't kidding. " (Bicknell 2012) Over the course of his career, Brecht developed his so-called epic theatre, in which narrative, montage, self-contained scenes, and rational argument were used to create a shock of realization in the spectator. ... Brecht explains what makes the epic theatre different from modern theatre and discusses the techniques available with epic theatre and the effects they can have on the audience. ...

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