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The Messingkauf Dialogues (German: Dialoge aus dem Messingkauf) is an incomplete theoretical work by the twentieth-century German theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht. John Willett translates "Der Messingkauf" as "Buying Brass". According to one Brecht scholar "Brecht worked on primarily during the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Brecht’s words it contains, “a lot of theory in dialog form.”"

References

1. Brecht, Bertolt (1965 ). The Messingkauf Dialogues. Trans. John Willett. Brecht's Plays, Poetry and Prose Series. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-38890-5.
2. Willett, John. 1964. "'Der Messingkauf': an editorial note". In Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic. London: Methuen, 1964. ISBN 0-413-38800-X. pp. 169–175.
3. Squiers, Anthony (2014). An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht: Revolution and Aesthetics. Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 24. ISBN 9789042038998.

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