Bertolt Brecht's Hauspostille: a peculiar lyrical form in the service of politic and social questions

Abstract

This article focuses on the particular manifestation of Bertolt Brecht's political and social involvement in one of his poetic works. To express the social and political in poetry undeniably opens up new creative fields for the poet. His interaction with the social and political environment leads him to give his poetic creations very particular forms. It is from this interaction, which is generated by the multiple junctions between the poetic impulse, the social and the political, that the poet reveals his opinions. Bertolt Brecht's poetic work Hauspostille is a perfect example of this. This study will therefore examine how the German poet formulates his political and social criticism on the basis of the specific features of this work.

Keywords

• poetry
• postil
• politic
• society
• involvement