Skrziepietz Andreas
Hannover Medical School, Germany.
J Med Biogr. 2009 Aug;17(3):179-84. doi: 10.1258/jmb.2009.009020.
Bertolt Brecht was one of the most important dramatists of the 20th century. At the start of his career he studied literature but switched from the humanities to medicine. This paper discusses reasons for this switch, the influence of his medical experiences on his poetic work and why he eventually abandoned his medical career. His political development towards Marxism is described and a short sketch of his theory of theatre is given. He is considered the most important German-speaking dramatist of the 20th century.
贝托尔特·布莱希特是20世纪最重要的剧作家之一。在其职业生涯初期,他学习文学,但后来从人文学科转向了医学。本文探讨了他做出这一转变的原因、他的医学经历对其诗歌作品的影响,以及他最终放弃医学职业的原因。文中描述了他向马克思主义的政治发展历程,并简要概述了他的戏剧理论。他被认为是20世纪最重要的德语剧作家。