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Theatre studies

Brecht's narrative, episodic theatre that addresses the spectator's reason and shows social conditions as changeable, rather than drawing the audience into illusion.

In theatre studies, epic theatre refers to Brecht's narrative, episodic theatre that addresses the spectator's reason and shows social conditions as changeable, rather than drawing the audience into illusion. This meaning comes from Brecht (1964) in Brecht on theatre: the development of an aesthetic.[1]

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  1. Brecht, B. (1964). Brecht on theatre: the development of an aesthetic. Methuen. ISBN 9780413308207

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