Epic Theater in John Arden’s Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance

This paper highlights the influence of Bertolt Brecht on John Arden’s Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance. It initially defines Brechtian epic theater and its political significance. Then, it connects the leftist views of John Arden to the revolutionary ideas of Bertolt Brecht in order to eventually provide a reading of Arden’s play based on Brecht’s epic theater.

کلیدواژه ها:

Epic theater ، John Arden ، Bertolt Brecht ، Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance ، poetic dialogue