Messingkauf Dialogues

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The Messingkauf Dialogues (Dialogue aus dem Messingkauf) is an incomplete theoretical work by the twentieth-century German theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht.[1] John Willett translates 'Der Messingkauf' as "Buying Brass".[2]

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  1. ^ Brecht, Bertolt. 1963. The Messingkauf Dialogues. Trans. John Willett. Brecht's Plays, Poetry and Prose Ser. London: Methuen, 1965. ISBN 0 413 38890 5.
  2. ^ Willett, John. 1964. "'Der Messingkauf': an editorial note". In Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic by Bertolt Brecht. London: Methuen, 1964. ISBN 0 413 38800 X. p.169-175.
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