Mother Courage and Her Children Contributor(s): Brecht, Bertolt (Author), Kushner, Tony (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1408125757 ISBN-13: 9781408125755 Publisher: Methuen Drama
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2010 Click for more in this series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
Dewey: 832 |
LCCN: 2009529873 |
Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
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Publisher Description: Mother Courage was first performed in Zurich in 1941 and is usually seen as Brecht's greatest work. Remaining a powerful indictment of war and social injustice, it is an epic drama set in the seventeenth century during the Thirty Years' War. The plot follows the resilient Mother Courage who survives by running a commissary business that profits from all sides. As the war claims all of her children in turn, the play poignantly demonstrates that no one can profit from the war without being subject to its terrible cost also. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brecht, Bertolt: - Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and critical writings have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, The Life of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. |
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