Adjective
Brechtian (comparative more Brechtian, superlative most Brechtian)
Of or pertaining to Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
De Palma describes the sequence as a constant invocation of Brechtian distanciation: “First of all, I am interested in the medium of film itself, and I am constantly standing outside and making people aware that they are always watching a film. Source: Internet
The comics are thematically tied to the main narrative, but their essential function is Brechtian in nature, making the reader conscious that this is, indeed, a comic book. Source: Internet
It may use Brechtian alienation strategies to jar us, in order to 'defamiliarize' what we are seeing and how we are seeing it. Source: Internet
“This theatrical piece creates a Brechtian,” “epic drama” that relies on the reflective rather than emotional involvement of the audience--a “commentary on the sexual roles and games in Williams’s text.” Source: Internet
There’s a Brechtian distance while recording, where you don’t act something out fully, but you’re present in empathy with the characters in the room.” Source: Internet
“I thought it was so bad that it could be a Brechtian pastiche,” she told Time Out New York in 2004. Source: Internet