The Private Life of the Master Race

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The Private Life of the Master Race is a series of short, satirical anti-fascist plays by Bertolt Brecht that exposes the everyday brutality and hypocrisy of life under Nazi rule.

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instanceOf anti-fascist work
play cycle
satirical work
theatrical work
author Bertolt Brecht
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Bertolt Brecht
depicts everyday behavior of ordinary Germans under Nazism
form one-act plays
genre epic theatre
political theatre
satire
hasPart short satirical scenes
historicalContext rise and consolidation of Nazi rule in Germany
intendedEffect critique of authoritarianism
political awareness
literaryMovement epic theatre
mainTheme critique of Nazism
everyday life under fascism
hypocrisy of the Nazi regime
violence and brutality in daily life
originalLanguage German
politicalPosition anti-fascist
setting Nazi Germany
structure series of short plays
subjectMatter complicity of ordinary citizens in fascist systems
social relations under totalitarian rule
tone critical
ironic
workOf Bertolt Brecht

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Bertolt Brecht notableWork The Private Life of the Master Race