Eric Bentley

This author served as a theater critic and translator, playing a pivotal role in introducing American audiences to the work of German playwright Bertolt Brecht. After meeting Brecht, who had recently fled Nazi Germany, the author became a close associate. He translated many of Brecht's works into English, thus helping to establish his career in America. His own critical writing likely explored the dramatic arts, with his primary contribution to the literary world being his significant translation efforts.