Brechtian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
"Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films are simplistic or didactic but never for the sake of railroading us into formang a single opinion, adapting a certain stance. They are Brechtian fables, using simple plots, filled with contradictions and ironies, that force us to reexamine our political and moral ideas."
Example
More examples"Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films are simplistic or didactic but never for the sake of railroading us into formang a single opinion, adapting a certain stance. They are Brechtian fables, using simple plots, filled with contradictions and ironies, that force us to reexamine our political and moral ideas."
Etymology
From Brecht + -ian.