David Barnett points out that “historicization is a form of Verfremdung in that it makes the familiar strange” (http://brechtinpractice.org/theory/historicization/). Taking Barnett’s remark as a starting point, write an essay discussing the significance of historicization to both the form and the content of Top Girls. You should support your arguments by close reference to the play, the context from which it emerged and any essay(s) in the course Dossier that you consider relevant (at least one of the critical essays in the Course Dossie).
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