Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play)

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Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) is an early expressionist drama by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment, social unrest, and the impact of war on personal relationships.

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instanceOf expressionist drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Trommeln in der Nacht ⓘ
linked to: Drums in the Night
author Bertolt Brecht ⓘ
completionDate 1919 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
depicts Spartacist uprising in Berlin ⓘ
dramaticForm five-act play ⓘ
dramaticStyle mix of realism and expressionism ⓘ
explores conflict between personal happiness and social revolution ⓘ
return of a soldier presumed dead ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1922 ⓘ
followsWork Baal ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
expressionism ⓘ
hasCharacter Andreas Kragler ⓘ
Anna Balicke ⓘ
Frau Balicke ⓘ
Frau Hassenreuter ⓘ
Karl Balicke ⓘ
hasLoveInterest Anna Balicke ⓘ
hasProtagonist Andreas Kragler ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of World War I ⓘ
language German ⓘ
literaryMovement German Expressionism ⓘ
mainTheme impact of war on personal relationships ⓘ
post–World War I disillusionment ⓘ
social unrest ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
notableFor early example of Brecht’s developing theatrical style ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Trommeln in der Nacht ⓘ
linked to: Drums in the Night
originalTitle Trommeln in der Nacht ⓘ
linked to: Drums in the Night
positionInAuthorOeuvre second major play by Bertolt Brecht ⓘ
settingPeriod post–World War I era ⓘ
settingPlace Berlin ⓘ
structure episodic elements ⓘ
subject class tensions ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
war trauma ⓘ
timeOfAction shortly after World War I armistice ⓘ
tone darkly ironic ⓘ
writer Bertolt Brecht ⓘ

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Drums in the Night → follows → Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) ⓘ